What Does it Mean When You Dream About Teeth?

Dreaming about your teeth is an incredibly common occurrence. Although some of these dreams can be scary or uncomfortable, it is normally not a sign of anything too negative. Before you consider the dream interpretation, you should consider exactly what happened in the dream. Do you have extra teeth? Do they fall out? Everything that happens in the dream can hold some type of significant meaning.

A Sign of Loss

When you dream that your teeth have fallen out, it may be a sign that you have lost something in you current life. You may have lost a loved one, an item or a part of yourself. Whatever the case may be, your subconscious is trying to tell you through your dreams that you are losing a part of yourself. This interpretation is due to the way that teeth are lost in real life. As a child, you lost your teeth. This early experience of losing a part of yourself may be the reason why you dream of tooth loss as a symbolic reference to personal loss. If you have false teeth or experience aging in the dream, it could also mean that you are afraid of aging.

Transition

Waking up with the sensation of teeth falling out can be unsettling, but it is an incredibly common experience. Often, this type of experience may represent a change in your life. Getting baby teeth or permanent teeth is a major step in growing up, so it makes sense that it could symbolize a transition. In addition, losing your teeth may cause you to feel anxious, uncomfortable or worried. All of these feelings are extremely normal to experience when you are experiencing a transition. These types of dreams may occur during menopause, adolescence or during any major life change.

Insecurity

When you dream about your teeth falling out, it can indicate that you feel insecure about some part of your life. You may be worried about how you are perceived by others or what they secretly say behind your back. As children, we were once picked on for losing our teeth and teased with songs like “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”. Over time, this type of anxiety and worries can become a part of the unconscious mind. When you dream about your teeth, it can represent a lack of self-worth or a problem with how you are treated by other people. This type of dream is normally caused by a situation in your life where you feel worried, made fun of or feel like you are not being taken seriously.

Things to Consider

Whenever you dream about your teeth falling out, there are some questions that you can ask. By considering the answers to these questions carefully, you can figure out why you had dreams about your teeth falling out and what life changes you can make to change your dreams.

• Did you lose a loved one or close friend recently?
• Are you currently going through a major transition in your life where you feel stressed or anxious?
• Do you feel like you are not being treated as an equal?
• Are you going through a major physical change like menopause or puberty?
• Have you been made fun of or dismissed over the last few days?

Although most people dream about their teeth falling it, other teeth-related dreams may involve broken teeth, rotting teeth, missing teeth or crumbling teeth. All of these different situations tend to have the same type of meaning. They are generally a sign of a personal loss, a major life transition or some type of personal insecurity.

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