February 20th, 2007 by The Bosphorus
Other people dream about their teeth falling out. I’ve never had one of those dreams.
***
I asked the dental hygenist what the crown she was fixing to put in my mouth was made of.
“Porcelin baked onto gold,” she said.
Then she worked it onto the nub of my molar and popped it back out for some more tinkering.
“And other precious metals,” she went on.
Grind… Grind… I looked up at the ceiling.
“Really,” I said, “what are those other precious metals?”
“I don’t know,” she said. “I didn’t memorize the list.”
***
When I told Mom I was getting a crown, Mom said, “Oh, you’re starting to get just like me.”
February 20th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
How precious are your metals?
…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium
February 20th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
on my list of reocurring dreams:
teeth falling out and chewing on them only to discover the texture is like rock candy, but otherwise bland.
and also my jaw is much larger than usual (n.b. alec baldwin in beetlejuice)and i snap out one half of it.
February 21st, 2007 at 6:47 am
Join the club!
I was getting a crown the other day. They were talking to the guy in the next room (whom I couldn’t see from my chair):
“You only have three teeth left, so it’s important you keep them clean…”
Ulp.
February 21st, 2007 at 11:20 pm
what the heck?I just had a dream last night that my front tooth fell out.Anyone know what that could mean?I’m off to google
February 22nd, 2007 at 5:30 am
I like this dialogue for some reason. I can totally picture it. She should have memorized the list, IMO.
February 22nd, 2007 at 8:22 am
according to the dreamer’s dictionary standard teeth falling out is a sign of untrustworthy friends or associates, although it depends on the situation. such as if you were picking at your teeth it is a sign of good things to come.