Caries by pregnancy

2008/10/23 Lakar Iraizoz, Oihane - Elhuyar Zientzia

• Anatomia/Fisiologia

Women have more cavities than men since we stopped being hunter-gatherers and became farmers. Logically, this is largely due to the change in the way you feed yourself. However, the greatest fertility derived from labor is also related, as recently concluded in a study conducted at the University of Oregon. As they have explained, the physiological changes that occur during pregnancy (increase of female sex hormones, less production of saliva - since saliva has antimicrobial properties - and a greater whim to eat foods rich in energy) facilitate the formation of cavities.