Mouthful

Teeth

Pregnancy

Nine months of acid, hormones and nausea, and what prevents the damage.

Editorial illustration: Salt-crusted, hollowed seashell under raking light, its pitted enamel echoing pregnancy’s hidden

"I Had 10 Cavities After My First Pregnancy"

Ten cavities after one pregnancy. A root canal after another. The damage is real, the mechanism is simple, and one small habit change prevents most of it.