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Dream symbol: Tooth, teeth

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Teeth in dream represent a grip. So, the motive of loosing grip usually means losing that grip – meaning losing control.

Teeth in dream represent a grip. So, the motive of loosing grip usually means losing that grip – meaning losing control.

What does it mean 

Teeth are one of the most common symbols in dreams. Judging by childhood experiences, the loss of the first tooth represents a new and therefore unknown feeling, which usually fills the child with fear; therefore, dreams of tooth loss in adults have a somewhat frightening undertone. A closer look at the dynamics of the teeth is about the bite and thus the grip.

Usually a dreamer holds everything very tightly in her/his hands, but if that control were to loosen, she fears, everything could go wrong. Everything can collapse, there is no solid foundation left. At the same time, in the dream symbolic world, they indicate the control that the dreamer loses in such a dream. Controlled and tied down creativity cannot express itself and sometimes, only if the control loosens, it can bring an opportunity for new development and new ideas. So, it's good for the dreamer that the teeth are fallen out of the mouth.

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