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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 06 > Dreaming of cuspids: Will medical advances bring cultural change? Good news you can sink your teeth into

Dreaming of cuspids: Will medical advances bring cultural change? Good news you can sink your teeth into

In the waking world or the land of dreams, teeth are potent symbols

By Joel Garreau By Joel Garreau / The Bulletin
January 6, 2009

If we no longer lose our teeth, will we lose our dreams about losing our teeth?

Teeth have great power in symbol and myth. Primitive people commonly adorn themselves with the teeth and claws of conquered animals. You still see shark-teeth necklaces on the chests of young beachgoers —....

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