windshield with no wipers in a nonstop rain of grit. Every speck stays put, every smear hardens, and every ride gets rougher until the glass itself starts to fail.
That is why dry mouth often shows up first in the teeth. The mouth is the front line, and it is usually the first place the damage becomes impossible to ignore.
For denture wearers, this gets even nastier. The tissue underneath can become irritated and battered because there is no saliva cushion to soften the pressure or keep the bacteria under