/* ==========================================================================
   LAURENCE AMAND — Dentistry · Orthodontics · Sleep apnea
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Movement doctrine: motion comes and goes.
   One choreographed intro, one gentle settle per element as it enters,
   and then stillness. Nothing loops, nothing drifts, nothing follows you.
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
  --cream:        #F3EEE5;
  --cream-soft:   #EDE7DB;
  --cream-bright: #F8F4EC;
  --ink:          #4A4139;
  --ink-soft:     #6E655A;
  --ink-faint:    #9A9083;
  --hairline:     rgba(74, 65, 57, .16);
  --serif: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  --sans:  "Jost", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --ease-out: cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1);
  --header-h: 84px;
}

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

section { scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--header-h) + 8px); }

::selection { background: rgba(74, 65, 57, .14); }

/* ---------- utilities ---------- */

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--cream-bright);
  padding: 10px 18px;
  font-size: 13px;
  z-index: 200;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 0; }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .34em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 15px 34px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: background-color .55s var(--ease-out), color .55s var(--ease-out), border-color .55s var(--ease-out);
}
.btn--outline:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--cream-bright); }
.btn--ghost { color: var(--cream-bright); border-color: rgba(248, 244, 236, .55); }
.btn--ghost:hover { background: var(--cream-bright); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--cream-bright); }

/* Header CTA: a permanent action — warm ivory fill keeps it readable over
   the photograph, then lets go once the sticky header is ivory itself. */
.header .header__cta {
  background: rgba(248, 244, 236, .62);
  border-color: rgba(59, 52, 44, .85);
}
.header.is-scrolled .header__cta { background: rgba(248, 244, 236, 0); }
.header .header__cta:hover {
  background: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--ink);
  color: var(--cream-bright);
}

.textlink {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  padding-bottom: 6px;
  transition: border-color .55s var(--ease-out);
}
.textlink:hover { border-color: var(--ink); }

.inline-link {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  transition: border-color .55s var(--ease-out);
}
.inline-link:hover { border-color: var(--ink); }

/* ==========================================================================
   INTRO — the one choreographed moment
   ========================================================================== */

.intro {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: var(--cream-bright);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  transition: opacity 1.5s var(--ease-out);
}
.intro__brand {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 1.4s var(--ease-out);
}
.intro__tooth { width: min(32vw, 220px); }
.intro__text { width: min(62vw, 460px); }
.intro.is-holding .intro__brand { opacity: 1; }
.intro.is-letting .intro__brand { opacity: .04; transition-duration: 1.6s; }
.intro.is-leaving { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.intro.is-gone { display: none; }

/* ==========================================================================
   HEADER
   ========================================================================== */

.header {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  transition: opacity 1.2s var(--ease-out), transform 1.2s var(--ease-out),
              background-color .6s var(--ease-out), box-shadow .6s var(--ease-out);
}
body.is-ready .header { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

.header.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(248, 244, 236, .88);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--hairline);
}

.header__inner {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 40px;
  height: var(--header-h);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 32px;
}

.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); }
.brand__mark { width: 46px; height: 46px; object-fit: contain; }
.brand__text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; }
.brand__wordmark { display: none; }
.brand__name {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-align: center;
}
.brand__tagline {
  font-size: 7.5px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-align: center;
}

.nav { display: flex; gap: 26px; margin-left: 28px; }
.nav__link {
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  position: relative;
  padding: 6px 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.nav__link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--ink);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform .6s var(--ease-out);
}
.nav__link:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.nav__link:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }

.header__side { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px; }

.lang { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.lang__sep { color: var(--hairline); font-size: 11px; }
.lang__btn {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 4px 1px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color .5s var(--ease-out), border-color .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.lang__btn:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.lang__btn.is-active { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: var(--ink); }

.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 7px;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.menu-toggle span { display: block; height: 1px; width: 26px; background: var(--ink); margin: 0 auto; }

.mobile-menu {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 4px;
  padding: 8px 40px 28px;
  background: rgba(248, 244, 236, .97);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--hairline);
}
.mobile-menu__link {
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 12px 0;
}
.mobile-menu .btn { margin-top: 14px; text-align: center; }

/* ==========================================================================
   HERO
   ========================================================================== */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: calc(var(--header-h) + 40px) 0 80px;
}
.hero__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 40px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 600px) 1fr;
}

.hero__copy .eyebrow {
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .4em;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.hero__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(42px, 4.6vw, 72px);
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: .005em;
  margin: 26px 0 22px;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* the three expertise areas — a quiet strip along the hero's lower edge,
   its columns aligned with the three-column section below */
.hero__areas {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 40px 16px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 18px 40px;
}
.area {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.area__num {
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  transition: color .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.area__name {
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.area:hover .area__name,
.area:hover .area__num { color: var(--ink); }

.hero__location {
  margin-top: 44px;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: color .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.hero__location:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.loc-sep { margin: 0 .8em; }

/* --- cinematic background ------------------------------------------- */

.hero__bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.hero__bg img,
.hero__bg video {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 62% 24%;
}
#heroImage { transition: opacity 1.6s var(--ease-out); }
#heroVideo { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 1.6s var(--ease-out); }
.hero__bg.has-video #heroVideo { opacity: 1; }
.hero__bg.has-video #heroImage { opacity: 0; }

.hero__scrim {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(243,238,229,.88) 0%, rgba(243,238,229,.5) 22%, rgba(243,238,229,.1) 44%, rgba(243,238,229,0) 60%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(243,238,229,.9) 0%, rgba(243,238,229,0) 12%);
}

.hero__tagline {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(var(--header-h) + 46px);
  right: max(56px, calc((100% - 1360px) / 2 + 40px));
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(19px, 1.7vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--cream-bright);
  text-align: right;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   SERVICES — three quiet cards
   ========================================================================== */

.services {
  padding: 14px 0 85px;
}
.services__grid {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 40px;
  gap: 16px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}
.service {
  padding: 0 0 44px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.service__media {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
}
/* the photographs emerge from the ivory at the top and dissolve back
   into it at the bottom — no hard edge, no visible frame */
.service__media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cream) 0%, rgba(243, 238, 229, 0) 16%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(243, 238, 229, 0) 64%, rgba(243, 238, 229, .5) 87%, var(--cream) 100%);
}
.service__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transform: scale(1.001);
  transition: transform 1.6s var(--ease-out);
}
.service:hover .service__media img { transform: scale(1.045); }
.service__text {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 28px 38px 24px;
  max-width: 300px;
}
.service__more {
  margin: auto 38px 0;
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.service__more { transition: transform .6s var(--ease-out); }
.service:hover .service__more { transform: translateX(6px); }

/* ==========================================================================
   QUOTE
   ========================================================================== */

.quote { padding: 85px 0; }
.quote__inner {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 40px;
  text-align: center;
}
.quote__line {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.25;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
/* the "Smile." break is a mobile gesture — desktop keeps one line */
.quote__line br { display: none; }
.quote__sub {
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   ABOUT
   ========================================================================== */

.about {
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  padding: 140px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.about__inner {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 40px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr .8fr;
  gap: 90px;
  align-items: start;
}
.about__watermark {
  position: absolute;
  left: -140px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 480px;
  opacity: .07;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.about__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 3.8vw, 58px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 26px 0 34px;
}
.about__text {
  max-width: 560px;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.about__main .textlink { margin-top: 16px; }

.about__cv {
  padding-left: 0;
  padding-top: 76px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 40px;
}
.cv-item__year {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.cv-item__line { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 6px; }
.cv-item__note {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-top: 4px;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   DETAIL ROWS — disciplines in depth
   ========================================================================== */

.detail { padding: 40px 0 0; }

.detail-row {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 110px 40px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 90px;
  align-items: center;
}

.detail-row__num {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}
.detail-row__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 3.2vw, 46px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.detail-row__lead {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 21px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.detail-row__text {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 520px;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
}

.facts { list-style: none; }
.facts li {
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 13px 0;
}

.detail-row__media { overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
.detail-row__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transform: scale(1.001);
  transition: transform 1.8s var(--ease-out);
}
.detail-row:hover .detail-row__media img { transform: scale(1.04); }

.detail-row--flip .detail-row__copy  { order: 2; }
.detail-row--flip .detail-row__media { order: 1; }

/* ==========================================================================
   INFORMATION
   ========================================================================== */

.contact { padding: 110px 0 120px; }
.contact__inner {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 40px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1.05fr .75fr;
  gap: 0 56px;
  align-items: start;
}
.contact__col--details,
.contact__col--nav { border-left: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding-left: 56px; }
.contact__col--details { padding-right: 26px; }

.contact__eyebrow { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; }
.contact__eyebrow::after { content: ""; flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--hairline); }
.contact__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 4vw, 60px);
  margin: 22px 0 20px;
}
.contact__welcome {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.contact__text { font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 420px; }

.c-group { padding: 4px 0 22px; }
.c-group + .c-group { border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding-top: 24px; }
.c-group:first-child { padding-top: 8px; }
.c-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 7px 0;
  min-width: 0;
}
.c-ic {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  margin-top: 3px;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.c-ic svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
.c-link, .c-text {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  line-height: 1.65;
  transition: color .5s var(--ease-out);
  min-width: 0;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
.addr-dot { display: none; }
.addr-br2 { display: inline; }
a.c-link:hover { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.c-link--ext { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.c-link--ext:hover { color: var(--ink); }

.mini-label {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

/* navigation + legal column */
.contact__nav { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 13px; margin-bottom: 34px; }
.contact__nav a {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.contact__nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.contact__legal {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 9px;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   CLOSING — the one dark, still moment
   ========================================================================== */

.closing { background: #3B342C; color: var(--cream-bright); padding: 130px 0; }
.closing__inner { max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 40px; text-align: center; }
.closing__tagline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px);
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-bottom: 44px;
  text-wrap: balance;
}



/* ==========================================================================
   MOTION — reveals settle once, then rest
   ========================================================================== */

html.js .reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity 1.1s var(--ease-out), transform 1.1s var(--ease-out);
  transition-delay: var(--d, 0s);
}
html.js .reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* PATIENT INFORMATION — one full-width, slightly darker editorial chapter:
   the band spans the viewport, the text keeps a controlled reading width */
.patient-info { background: var(--cream-soft); padding: 90px 0 80px; }
.patient-info__inner { max-width: 920px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 40px; }
.patient-info__eyebrow { display: block; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 64px; }
.patient-info .qa-block { margin-top: 48px; }
.patient-info .detail-extra { max-width: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

/* detail extras — editorial continuation blocks inside each speciality */
.detail-extra { max-width: 1360px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 10px 40px 100px; }
.journey { padding-bottom: 30px; }

.mini-label {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

/* practical notes (dentistry) */
.notes__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 48px; }
.note__title {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.note p { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* orthodontic possibilities line */
.detail-row__poss {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin: -14px 0 34px;
}

/* chapter endings — a quiet body-font closing line that ends a chapter */
.chapter-close {
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 56px auto 0;
}

/* the orthodontic journey */
.journey__title, .qa-block__title, .understanding__title {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 2.8vw, 38px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
}
.journey__list { list-style: none; max-width: 900px; }
.journey__step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 64px 230px 1fr;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: 15px 0;
}
.journey__num { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--ink-faint); }
.journey__name {
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.journey__desc { font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-soft); }

/* patient questions — a quiet accordion, no boxes */
.qa-list { max-width: 860px; }
.qa__q {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 24px;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 16px 0;
  text-align: left;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 21px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.qa__q:focus-visible { outline: 1px solid var(--ink); outline-offset: 4px; }
.qa__mark {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 19px;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  transition: transform .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.qa.is-open .qa__mark { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.qa__a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: 0fr;
  transition: grid-template-rows .6s var(--ease-out);
}
.qa.is-open .qa__a { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
.qa__a-inner { overflow: hidden; }
.qa__a p {
  padding: 2px 40px 24px 0;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 640px;
}

/* understanding sleep apnea */
.understanding__def { max-width: 640px; font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.understanding__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr;
  gap: 70px;
  margin-top: 44px;
}
.understanding__col .mini-label { display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.understanding__t { font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 560px; }
.understanding__t:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* aftercare — the existing extraction instructions, folded into dentistry */
.aftercare .qa__q { font-size: 19px; padding: 16px 0; }
.after-list { list-style: none; max-width: 760px; }
.after-list li { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); padding: 6px 0; }
.aftercare__close { margin-top: 28px; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 640px; }

/* ==========================================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ========================================================================== */

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .patient-info { padding: 66px 0 62px; }
  .patient-info__inner { padding: 0 24px; }
  .patient-info__eyebrow { margin-bottom: 44px; }
  .patient-info .qa-block { margin-top: 64px; }
  .contact__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .contact__col--details,
  .contact__col--nav {
    border-left: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    margin-top: 36px;
    padding-top: 32px;
  }
  .notes__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .journey__step { grid-template-columns: 48px 1fr; row-gap: 4px; }
  .journey__desc { grid-column: 2; }
  .understanding__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
}

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .nav { display: none; }
  .header__cta { display: none; }
  /* the language selector stays visible between brand and hamburger;
     neither may shrink into the other */
  .brand, .lang, .menu-toggle { flex-shrink: 0; }
  .header__inner { gap: 14px; }
  .lang__btn { font-size: 10.5px; }
  .lang { gap: 7px; }
  .header__side { gap: 18px; }
  .menu-toggle { display: flex; }
  .mobile-menu.is-open { display: flex; }

  .hero__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .hero__copy { max-width: 520px; }
  .hero__scrim {
    background:
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(243,238,229,.92) 0%, rgba(243,238,229,.68) 40%, rgba(243,238,229,.28) 68%, rgba(243,238,229,0) 92%),
      linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(243,238,229,1) 0%, rgba(243,238,229,0) 14%);
  }
  .hero__tagline {
    position: static;
    margin-top: 8px;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-align: left;
  }
  .hero { padding-bottom: 96px; }

  .services__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .about__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 60px; }
  .about__cv { flex-direction: row; gap: 40px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding-top: 0; }
  .about__watermark { left: auto; right: -180px; }

  .detail-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 44px; padding: 80px 40px; }
  .detail-row--flip .detail-row__copy  { order: 1; }
  .detail-row--flip .detail-row__media { order: 2; }


}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  :root { --header-h: 68px; }
  .header__inner, .hero__inner, .services__grid, .about__inner,
  .detail-row, .contact__inner { padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; }

  .brand__mark { width: 34px; height: 34px; }
  .brand__wordmark { display: block; height: 24px; }
  .brand__name, .brand__tagline { display: none; }
  .header__inner { gap: 12px; }
  .lang__btn { font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: .1em; }
  .lang__sep { font-size: 9px; }
  .lang { gap: 5px; }
  .header__side { gap: 14px; }
  /* Mobile recomposition: the photograph stands alone on top (face clear
     of any text or gradient), typography settles on cream below her chin,
     overlapping only the photo's soft lower fade. */
  .hero {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: calc(var(--header-h) + 12px) 0 0;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .hero__bg {
    position: relative;
    inset: auto;
    width: 100%;
    height: min(56vh, 430px);
  }
  .hero__bg img, .hero__bg video { object-position: 60% 18%; }
  .hero__scrim {
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(243,238,229,.96) 0%, rgba(243,238,229,.55) 16%, rgba(243,238,229,0) 30%);
  }
  .hero__inner { margin-top: -64px; }
  .hero__title { font-size: clamp(30px, 8.6vw, 38px); }
  .hero__actions .btn { padding: 12px 26px; font-size: 10.5px; }
  .hero__location { line-height: 2; }
  .loc-sep--first { display: none; }
  .loc-street { display: block; }
  .contact { padding: 64px 0 72px; }
  .contact__col--details,
  .contact__col--nav {
    border-left: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline);
    margin-top: 34px;
    padding-top: 30px;
  }
  .addr-dot { display: inline; }
  .addr-br2 { display: none; }
  /* the strip lives inside the hero composition on desktop; on mobile the
     labels would be orphaned once the card sections are gone — they end
     with the hero */
  .hero__areas { display: none; }
  /* the tagline becomes a large editorial statement, closing the hero —
     clearly secondary to the hero headline itself */
  .hero__tagline {
    order: 3;
    margin: 22px 0 0;
    padding: 0 24px 54px;
    font-size: clamp(37px, 10vw, 46px);
    line-height: 1.18;
  }
  .services { display: none; }
  /* the "Smile." statement lives on desktop only — on mobile the tagline
     already carries that message */
  .quote { display: none; }
  .about__watermark { width: 300px; opacity: .05; }
  .contact { padding: 70px 0 80px; }
  .closing { padding: 90px 0; }
  .detail-row { padding: 64px 24px; }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .brand__wordmark { height: 20px; }
  .brand__mark { width: 30px; height: 30px; }
  .menu-toggle { width: 36px; }
  .lang__btn { font-size: 9px; }
  .lang { gap: 4px; }
  .header__inner { gap: 10px; }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   REDUCED MOTION — the quietest mode
   ========================================================================== */

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { transition: none !important; animation: none !important; }
  html.js .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .intro { display: none; }
  .header { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}