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14th July 2017
09:48pm BST
"We know that frequent consumption of acidic beverages can cause erosion of tooth enamel. The flavouring additives in many sparkling waters cause them to be acidic and must thus be viewed as potentially erosive. It is the flavouring and not the carbonation that lowers the pH (increases the acidity) to a level that can potentially erode tooth enamel with frequent consumption."Hewlett states that more study needs to be performed on non-flavoured sparkling water, but Adam Thorne, a dentist in London's Harley Street, recently told the Daily Mail that even that isn't something you should be consuming:
"Most people have no idea that fizzy water is extremely acidic, it's pH3 on the acidity scale. The bubbles erode your tooth enamel – and over time this causes painful, yellow cracked teeth."So there you have it. Stick to still bottled water. Or tap water. At least until we find out why we shouldn't be drinking that, either.
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