Carbonated water is harmful to health

S. Saxena. Effects of pH, titratable acidity and calcium concentration of non alcoholic carbonated beverages on enamel erosion: an in vitro study.. 2010. https://doi.org/10.61172/ndj.v18i2.145

Shows that non-alcoholic carbonated beverages possess properties that cause enamel erosion.

R Sorvari, I Rytömaa. Drinks and dental health.. 1991. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1775489/

Notes that increased consumption of carbonated beverages poses risks of dental caries and erosion.

M Samman, E Kaye, H Cabral, T Scott, W Sohn. Dental Erosion: Effect of Diet Drink Consumption on Permanent Dentition.. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/23800844211048478

Indicates that diet carbonated drinks can slightly increase the risk of dental erosion.

A J Rugg-Gunn, A Maguire, P H Gordon, J F McCabe, G Stephenson. Comparison of erosion of dental enamel by four drinks using an intra-oral applicance.. 1998. https://doi.org/10.1159/000016469

Finds that diet phosphoric acid-based cola drinks cause significant loss of surface enamel.

Abikshyeet Panda, Bikramaditya Ghosh, Imon Pal, Vijay Kumar, Lipsa Bhuyan, Kailash C Dash. Dissolution of Enamel on Exposure to Various Commercial Beverages Available in India.. 2017. https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2166

Concludes that commercial carbonated drinks cause damage and weight loss to tooth structures due to low pH.

Scott D Eckhart, John A Brewster, Denice C Curtis. The erosive potential of sugar-free waters on cervical dentin.. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfscie.2022.100009

Demonstrates that carbonated beverages lead to increased volume loss and greater depth of dentinal erosion compared to noncarbonated waters.