Falling teeth in dream

[Graalsword]

I just dreamt a couple of lower front teeth got out. I fought them back to the gums. I have heard that falling teeth in dreams are a very bad thing, but that could be interpreted in a very wide range of possibilities.

Researching a bit I found this

_http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art10573.asp

Teeth provide an invaluable service; they are the start of the digestive cycle, and directly influence the efficiency of the body's absorption of nutrients. They can also make a smile more attractive, and they help us with communication! Try to make the "s" sound without your teeth! But most people take their teeth for granted. As long as they are clean and sparkling, can chew food and are pain free, teeth rarely get a second thought.

But imagine that you are chewing something, and bits of your teeth start falling out. Or that you are choking, and cough up some of your teeth. This rarely happens in real life, but it is actually a very common theme among dreams.

Teeth are symbolic of the ability to make decisions, and problems with teeth can be related to indecisiveness.

If you are dreaming about losing your teeth, you may have "bitten off more than you can chew" in a particular situation, or relationship. Dreams of losing teeth could mean that you feel you have lost the ability to make decisions, and you may feel that some situation is out of your control, or you are headed in a direction you don't want to go in.

These dreams may also be an indicator that you are not assimilating information around you, so you don't have all the facts about certain situations.

In this type of dream it's very important to pay attention to how you are feeling, as it's your feelings about the dream that will really tell you what the dream means!

Are you happy? Are you losing teeth and then getting new ones? It may mean that you are growing and moving forward.

Are you embarrassed about losing teeth? This may indicate a fear of failure, or you are worried about making a bad choice.

Do you feel you need to keep your mouth closed so no one can see that you've lost teeth? It may be time to sit back and listen rather than always being the one to do the talking.

Are you anxious about losing the teeth? Any anxiety in dreams generally means there is something in real life that's also causing anxiety. Do you have anxiety about any changes coming up? Are you fearful about making a wrong decision?

Are you having teeth problems in real life? The dream could then be an indicator that it's time to get yourself to the dentist!

Every night our subconscious mind reaches out to us through dreams. Sometimes we don't heed the messages when they are pleasant, so it sends us a dream that really gets our attention. Just remember, the subconscious is sending us these messages with the intention that if we pay attention, we'll receive a healing benefit.

Anyone has any other idea about this?

 

[Joe]

I think the suggestions you found are generally true, but such dreams are usually specific to a situation going on in your life. Could be something big or small, but it's up to you (naturally) to figure out what it could refer to.

 

[Lilou]

Your quote certainly covers a wide range of what "loosing teeth in a dream" could mean. So you have to answer those questions for yourself, and how they could relate to your life to figure it out. Your emotional reaction to loosing the teeth is most important. Were you angry, scared, surprised?

I have a dictionary I sometimes consult for clues, Mary Summer Rain On Dreams. Regarding teeth, it says they symbolize the manner of an individual's speech, which reflects their inner personality. Just another angle to consider. FWIW

 

[Giray Khan the Brave]

Hi Graalsword,

I've had quite a few dreams of my teeth falling out over the years and thinking back over the events that took place in my life at the time of these dreams, I came up with a possible meaning for it. Of course, this interpretation is personal to me so your mileage may vary :)

But first of all I'd like to say that please never assume that a dream you've had has a bad meaning right off the bat and start getting a sinking feeling in your stomach. I know that this particular dream can be very unsettling but dreams (even 'meaningful' ones) are never simple and may even reveal their full meaning years and years later, can have many deep layers and a central message that may change over time, depending on your current context. I once had a dream where ALL my teeth fell out of my mouth like a zip being undone (horrible feeling) but nothing really terrible happened afterwards, except I spent about a month anticipating something bad to happen... So please relax, nothing terrible is going to happen to you.

I feel that this dream means that you are worried about the loss of some kind of personal 'power' in a specific area of your life; a power that until now you have taken for granted but have now realised may not be permanent. You want to hang on to this power as you may not know how to manage without it but ultimately this loss will reveal itself as a gain; in the sense that weakening in one area will make you stronger in another or the old will give way to the new but you may miss the old until you realise how much better the new way is and fully take it on board.

Alternatively, such a dream may be a throwback to when you were a kid and your milk teeth came out. Remember that weird feeling? Even if you don't your body sure does and probably 'replayed' the memory of that very strange feeling of your teeth falling out simply because it hasn't experienced it for years. In which case my above interpretation is total bs and can be safely ignored ;)

 

[Graalsword]

Sorry for the delay:

I think the suggestions you found are generally true, but such dreams are usually specific to a situation going on in your life. Could be something big or small, but it's up to you (naturally) to figure out what it could refer to.

That's true. Some of what it is said in the quote could more or less fit with certain things I've been having, such as insecurities, insatisfaction with jobs I've been having, and too many doubts any time I have to make a decision.

Your quote certainly covers a wide range of what "loosing teeth in a dream" could mean. So you have to answer those questions for yourself, and how they could relate to your life to figure it out. Your emotional reaction to loosing the teeth is most important. Were you angry, scared, surprised?

I have a dictionary I sometimes consult for clues, Mary Summer Rain On Dreams. Regarding teeth, it says they symbolize the manner of an individual's speech, which reflects their inner personality. Just another angle to consider. FWIW

Maybe frustrated rather than angry, or angry due to frustration from what I described above.

Hi Graalsword,

I've had quite a few dreams of my teeth falling out over the years and thinking back over the events that took place in my life at the time of these dreams, I came up with a possible meaning for it. Of course, this interpretation is personal to me so your mileage may vary :)

But first of all I'd like to say that please never assume that a dream you've had has a bad meaning right off the bat and start getting a sinking feeling in your stomach. I know that this particular dream can be very unsettling but dreams (even 'meaningful' ones) are never simple and may even reveal their full meaning years and years later, can have many deep layers and a central message that may change over time, depending on your current context. I once had a dream where ALL my teeth fell out of my mouth like a zip being undone (horrible feeling) but nothing really terrible happened afterwards, except I spent about a month anticipating something bad to happen...

Well, actually, I didn't reach a sinking feeling in the stomach. I was more in a curious mode, not too emotional with the dream. Well probably sometimes dreams don't tell us about possible future events but rather they tell us something about what we have done, either for good or for bad.

So please relax, nothing terrible is going to happen to you.

If you mean to relax and not be overworried about something terrible to happen, then I think that it is ok, and in fact I am not really in that state now. If you mean to get rid completely of expecting bad things to happen.. it is not a good idea.

I feel that this dream means that you are worried about the loss of some kind of personal 'power' in a specific area of your life; a power that until now you have taken for granted but have now realised may not be permanent. You want to hang on to this power as you may not know how to manage without it but ultimately this loss will reveal itself as a gain; in the sense that weakening in one area will make you stronger in another or the old will give way to the new but you may miss the old until you realise how much better the new way is and fully take it on board.

That could be close, what will happen, it will depend on my choices, I guess so.

Alternatively, such a dream may be a throwback to when you were a kid and your milk teeth came out. Remember that weird feeling? Even if you don't your body sure does and probably 'replayed' the memory of that very strange feeling of your teeth falling out simply because it hasn't experienced it for years. In which case my above interpretation is total bs and can be safely ignored ;)