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Posted On: October 13th 2026, 04:57 pm
Flavoured sparkling water: no sugar, no calories, so basically water? Not for your enamel.
A UK lab study tested flavoured sparkling waters from the shop shelf. Every one was acidic, at pH 2.7 to 3.3 (plain water is 7, and each step down is ten times more acidic). In a test on tooth mineral, they dissolved 89% to 143% as much as pure orange juice, and half an hour on real teeth left the enamel surface eroded under the microscope. In a separate US study, the only drinks that didn't erode enamel at all were still, unflavoured waters.
So treat flavoured fizz like juice: with meals, not sipped all day.
Full breakdown: link in bio. Educational information, not personal dental advice.
#sparklingwater #enamelerosion #oralhealth #dentalfacts
A UK lab study tested flavoured sparkling waters from the shop shelf. Every one was acidic, at pH 2.7 to 3.3 (plain water is 7, and each step down is ten times more acidic). In a test on tooth mineral, they dissolved 89% to 143% as much as pure orange juice, and half an hour on real teeth left the enamel surface eroded under the microscope. In a separate US study, the only drinks that didn't erode enamel at all were still, unflavoured waters.
So treat flavoured fizz like juice: with meals, not sipped all day.
Full breakdown: link in bio. Educational information, not personal dental advice.
#sparklingwater #enamelerosion #oralhealth #dentalfacts
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