TEETH!

Researching Teeth in Dreams: Theories on Meaning-

• loss of power or control
• castration anxiety (Freud)
• misfortune
• wishing to be punished, masochism
• warfare (Chinese)
• death of an aspect of a person's psychology
• "losing face" or loss of identity
• fear of ugliness or becoming old and/or unattractive

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What is apparent in MY tooth-related dreams?

1. DREAM 97: dislocated jaw, too much pressure on teeth, tooth caving under pressure
2. DREAM 120: all teeth become loose, they all fall out, try to push them back into sockets (biting/bearing down on them to do so), holding my teeth in my hands
3. DREAM 205: feel that molars are too big, closing my mouth crushes them, they fall out onto my palm, bloody paper towels
4. DREAM 210: back left molar falls out, lots of blood, then front teeth fall out, a nerve strand hangs from socket, it is pulled (very painful)
5. UNKNOWN (not documented in journals) DREAM 1: teeth fall out, put back into sockets backwards (roots out)
6. UNKNOWN DREAM 2: teeth crumble in mouth, spitting out little pieces

Notable Commonalities-

• teeth being too big/ not fitting/ under pressure
• teeth in my hands
• blood/pain

A quick sketch that I have rattling around in my head for my first piece... a package design for "Sweet Dreams".