SCIENTISTS REVEAL WHAT SPARKLING WATER REALLY DOES TO YOUR TEETH

Unsweetened sparkling water may offer a tooth-friendlier alternative to sugary soda, according to a small preliminary study tracking how different drinks change mouth acidity. Soda caused the strongest and longest drop in salivary pH, while sparkling water produced only a temporary decline before saliva restored normal conditions.

Health & Medicine News -- Scienc reports that unsweetened sparkling water may offer a tooth-friendlier alternative to sugary soda, according to a small preliminary study tracking how different drinks change mouth acidity.

The report adds: Soda caused the strongest and longest drop in salivary pH, while sparkling water produced only a temporary decline before saliva restored normal conditions.

Importantly, acidity remained above the level associated with enamel damage.

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