no soda, but sparkling water OK?

[manglemouth]

Hi, I think i read here that soda is not good to drink with braces. Why exactly? Is it just the sugar and is diet soda ok? Or is is the carbonation? Because that makes me wonder if my mineral water is ok to drink, which is carbonated?

[pink77blondie]

Mine never told me anything about cokes.... hmmm maybe I should ask! Thanks for asking the question!

[manglemouth]

Thanks ladies! I thought it was mainly the sugar and the little bid of acidity. So I say my club soda is OK!! Yay! Fizzy stuff is good for that "unclean" feeling I often have in my mouth, even though I already brushed twice today

[platinum]

Just wondering about beer...

[SDFD TSchott]

Beer is the same I think but its not stopping me in fact I also drink soda and was never told that I couldn't drink soda I was just told to reduce my soda intake some as I usually go about 1 soda a day or 5 sodas a week

SDFD TSchott

[manglemouth]

wow, thanks Maryaten! Very interesting. Considering I swish with Listerine and Peroxide constantly between brushing (I am so worried about my teeth decaying around the brackets!!), I best not undo all the good by drinking club soda all day long! Glad I asked!

[Lee54]

Besides the sugar problems with sodas on teeth, I have read in books from the Prevention magazine folks that there is a study linking the phosphorous in even plain carbonated water with an increase in bone fractures after age 40, essentially affecting your bone mass, weakening your bones. That would mean it may not be a good idea to drink much of even plain unflavored carbonated water.

On the other hand, Jean Carper has said (in Food Your Miracle Medicine) that a study found when traveling it is better to drink carbonated bottle waters (vs. plain bottled), because its acidifying properties help kill microorganisms, helping preventing traveler's diarrhea, cholera, etc. So perhaps carbonated water's "acidity" may also negatively affect our teeth like the acids in Coke formula and sodas, hence the advisory to not drink much of it in any form.

[Lee54]

Besides the sugar problems with sodas on teeth, I have read in books from the Prevention magazine folks that there is a study linking the phosphorous in even plain carbonated water with an increase in bone fractures after age 40, essentially affecting your bone mass, weakening your bones. That would mean it may not be a good idea to drink much of even plain unflavored carbonated water.

On the other hand, Jean Carper has said (in Food Your Miracle Medicine) that a study found when traveling it is better to drink carbonated bottle waters (vs. plain bottled), because its acidifying properties help kill microorganisms, helping preventing traveler's diarrhea, cholera, etc. So perhaps carbonated water's "acidity" may also negatively affect our teeth like the acids in Coke formula and sodas, hence the advisory to not drink much of it in any form.

[Lee54]

Besides the sugar problems with sodas on teeth, I have read in books from the Prevention magazine folks that there is a study linking the phosphorous in even plain carbonated water with an increase in bone fractures after age 40, essentially affecting your bone mass, weakening your bones. That would mean it may not be a good idea to drink much of even plain unflavored carbonated water.

On the other hand, Jean Carper has said (in Food Your Miracle Medicine) that a study found when traveling it is better to drink carbonated bottle waters (vs. plain bottled), because its acidifying properties help kill microorganisms, helping preventing traveler's diarrhea, cholera, etc. So perhaps carbonated water's "acidity" may also negatively affect our teeth like the acids in Coke formula and sodas, hence the advisory to not drink much of it in any form.

[manglemouth]

Amazing what one can learn on this board Thanks Lee54!! Great info