Drinking four or more glasses each day increased risk by 252 per cent in 12-year-olds and 513 per cent in 14-year-olds. The acidity of these drinks causes dental erosion, a wearing away of the enamel coating of teeth.
Dr Peter Rock, co-author of the study, said: "We can't stop kids bringing fizzy drinks to schools but schools need to look at what is in their drinks machines."
The research appears in the 13 March edition of the British Dental Journal.
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