{"id":227,"date":"2023-10-03T23:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/?p=227"},"modified":"2023-12-03T23:31:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T23:31:23","slug":"waters-influence-on-your-dental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Water Quality Impact Your Oral Health?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of a woman sipping a glass of water\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2.jpg 1645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>H2O is essential for keeping your body hydrated. Healthcare professionals recommend drinking at least eight 8-oz glasses of water daily to prevent dehydration. Not only can you feel sluggish if you\u2019re not drinking enough water, but it can also affect your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/preventive-dentistry.html\">dental health<\/a>. While water supports a healthy smile, it can also harm your teeth and gums if you aren\u2019t careful. Here\u2019s what you need to know to stay hydrated while protecting your pearly whites.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dental Benefits of Hydration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re not hydrated, your mouth can become dry and uncomfortable. A dry mouth is a perfect environment for oral bacteria growth, which can increase your risk of cavities, gum disease, and bad breath. Drinking water will keep your mouth moist to reduce harmful oral bacteria. Every sip will also cleanse your mouth to keep it clean between brushing and flossing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dental professionals recommend choosing water from the tap because it contains fluoride, a naturally occurring substance. Fluoride is known as \u201cnature\u2019s cavity fighter\u201d because it remineralizes your enamel to make your teeth more resistant to decay. Fluoride has been added to many public water systems since the 1960s because of the positive effects it has on decreasing tooth decay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Potential Dental Risks of Water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although water is crucial for a healthy mouth and body, the source can affect your smile. Hard water is loaded with minerals, like calcium and magnesium, which can make your enamel stronger. However, it also contains iron, which can lead to brownish discoloration over time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides the water you drink, swimming regularly can also harm your dental health. Chlorine and other chemicals are added to pools and hot tubes, which can increase the pH level of water. If it\u2019s too high, it can erode your enamel. Frequently swimming in chemically treated water can cause brownish-yellowing stains. 15% of daily swimmers experience some degree of enamel loss when compared to 3% of infrequent swimmers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re an avid swimmer, test pool water regularly to ensure it&#8217;s balanced properly. If you use public pools or spas, check any metal ladders or surfaces for signs of erosion. If it can break down metal, it can erode your teeth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harness the Dental Benefits of Water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dental professionals recommend drinking tap water whenever possible. Although many people prefer bottled water, it may not contain the correct levels of fluoride or other vital nutrients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every time you take a sip, you will hydrate your body to promote your oral health and general wellness. If your mouth or lips begin to feel dry, it\u2019s a sign you need to drink more water to prevent dehydration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Dr. Jonathan Zahner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/dr-jonathan-zahner.html\">Dr. Zahner<\/a> earned his dental degree at the University of Connecticut and has regularly continued his training to provide the latest solutions in dentistry. He specializes in general and surgical dental procedures. Dr. Zahner is affiliated with many professional organizations, including the American Dental Association. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/request-an-appointment.html\">Request an appointment<\/a> through his website or call (860) 265-4591.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H2O is essential for keeping your body hydrated. Healthcare professionals recommend drinking at least eight 8-oz glasses of water daily to prevent dehydration. Not only can you feel sluggish if you\u2019re not drinking enough water, but it can also affect your dental health. While water supports a healthy smile, it can also harm your teeth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Water&#039;s Influence on Your Dental Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Water can help or harm your dental health. Here\u2019s how to ensure H2O has a positive influence on your oral health and wellness.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Water&#039;s Influence on Your Dental Health\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Water can help or harm your dental health. Here\u2019s how to ensure H2O has a positive influence on your oral health and wellness.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2.jpg\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"dr_zahner\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0105d99f3cd6c877f8998e880c332c26\"},\"headline\":\"Does Water Quality Impact Your Oral Health?\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-03T23:28:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-03T23:31:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/\"},\"wordCount\":512,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2-300x200.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/\",\"name\":\"Water's Influence on Your Dental Health\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2-300x200.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-03T23:28:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-03T23:31:23+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0105d99f3cd6c877f8998e880c332c26\"},\"description\":\"Water can help or harm your dental health. Here\u2019s how to ensure H2O has a positive influence on your oral health and wellness.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2.jpg\",\"width\":1645,\"height\":1097,\"caption\":\"Close up of a woman sipping a glass of water\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Does Water Quality Impact Your Oral Health?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Zahner Dental Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0105d99f3cd6c877f8998e880c332c26\",\"name\":\"dr_zahner\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Water's Influence on Your Dental Health","description":"Water can help or harm your dental health. Here\u2019s how to ensure H2O has a positive influence on your oral health and wellness.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Water's Influence on Your Dental Health","twitter_description":"Water can help or harm your dental health. Here\u2019s how to ensure H2O has a positive influence on your oral health and wellness.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2.jpg","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/"},"author":{"name":"dr_zahner","@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0105d99f3cd6c877f8998e880c332c26"},"headline":"Does Water Quality Impact Your Oral Health?","datePublished":"2023-10-03T23:28:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-03T23:31:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/"},"wordCount":512,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2-300x200.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/","url":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/","name":"Water's Influence on Your Dental Health","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2-300x200.jpg","datePublished":"2023-10-03T23:28:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-03T23:31:23+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0105d99f3cd6c877f8998e880c332c26"},"description":"Water can help or harm your dental health. Here\u2019s how to ensure H2O has a positive influence on your oral health and wellness.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/water-2.jpg","width":1645,"height":1097,"caption":"Close up of a woman sipping a glass of water"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/waters-influence-on-your-dental-health\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Does Water Quality Impact Your Oral Health?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/","name":"Zahner Dental Blog","description":"","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0105d99f3cd6c877f8998e880c332c26","name":"dr_zahner"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229,"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions\/229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnerdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}