Hello I am wondering if apple cider vinegar really does cause tooth decay or if that is totally a myth as stomach acid has an even less PH and is more acidic normally than ACV and then like when you’re breathing or talking like you’re breathing the stomach acid on the back of your teeth so isn’t that potentially more harmful than drinking apple cider vinegar and sparling water through a straw?
Dentist here : Anything that causes your pH level in your mouth to become more acidic is harmful for your teeth. Your teeth are made out of minerals and demineralization takes places in lower pH. You do not speak or breathe your stomach acid, that’s just wrong - but if you would then it would demineralize your teeth too. People who have gastric reflux (a disease that causes you to throw up a little bit of your stomach acid into your mouth) have eroded teeth. Tooth decay (Caries) grows in low pH levels but acidic demineralization is called „erosion“. Edit : Whatever comes into your mouth is going to affect the pH of your whole oral cavity - drinking with a straw would not cause a huge difference. But of course it’s better than rinsing your mouth with your soda.
Hi i’m a D2 dental student. Good news is you can continue drinking your ACV, just try to have it before or after, rather than during your meal.
It’s true that ACV will lower your oral pH, which causes your enamel to soften, but this is temporary. This is similar to why drinking orange juice for breakfast and brushing right after is bad.
With ACV, try to drink it after or before your meals. After about 30minutes, your oral pH will stabilize and your enamel will remineralize.
Plus, the benefits of ACV are seriously insane. I’ve personally found benefits with reduced glucose spike and appetite suppression, but the studies showing acetic acids effects on decreased carbohydrate absorption in the gut are crazy as well!