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I don't think about it when I watch shows, but I have the same phobia as you, OP, (or at least my subconscious does since it seems I have nightmares at least once a month), and I completely empathize.

Yeah, same. Though, in my case it probably has to do with my family constantly talking about how nice my teeth are and how much I need to take care of them.

Some people say that it's subconsciously a fear of getting old. Probably lots of people have that nightmare about teeth falling out at now and then.

This is simply a common dream.

This is one of those things I wonder about in the back of my head. Do the people have some kind of magical toothbrush mechanisms around? What do they do about cavities? That kid who is constantly eating has gotta have a gum disease. How do they keep the teeth clean :(?

And yeah, I relate to the fear too. I've never had a cavity or major dental problems, but having bad tartar when I was about 10-years old scared me into flossing after each meal since. I'm scared of my teeth falling out or becoming hollow eurgggh. Had a dream about them falling out once, and it was the WORST DREAM EVER (mom said losing teeth in dreams means you'll be rich though hecka yeah).

I foresee that causing economic problems, considering it's like one of the top 5 most common dreams.

I've heard that dreaming about your teeth falling out means you're currently feeling self conscious about the way you look.

All I can think about is the episode "Utopia" from Doctor Who. Show us your teeth!!

I think, "There's less sugary things in the world. So, less teeth decay from that." That's why you'll find skulls from the Middle Ages in Europe and back with the teeth intact. They ate less sugary things. More veggies and meat. I am guessing if there was a break down of civilization Hostess and Little Debbie would be the first things to go. So, less sugary snacks for the people of this dystopia, less tooth decay.

I don't know. There's plenty of food filled with sugars and preservatives that would probably last for a while in a post-apocalyptic scenario. Unless it was all destroyed and we had to go back to subsistence farming.

I don't think too much into it like that, but as I get older the phobia of my teeth is more real. I think it's from that one commercial that's like, "Once the hard enamel from you tooth it's gone, it's gone forever!"

I mean, we're raised to think of dental hygiene as some kind of modern invention, but the reality is:

a.) a lot of modern dental hygiene is to combat modern sources of tooth decay (as mekkio pointed out, basically a crap ton more sugar), and

b.) there have always been tons of ways around the world to take care of teeth. Just Google medieval or ancient dental hygiene and you'll see what I mean.

Whether you're dealing with a historical or fantasy setting, or a post-apocalyptic one, the biggest reason why people's teeth will be fine is that there will be less sugar in the first place. Not only will there be less actual sugary goods - i.e. the sheer amount of candy and sweets we have today - there will be a lot less sugars in our non-sweet food, too (I'm eating Barbeque chips right now that probably have sugar in them, just not the sweetening kind of sugar). Less sugar and syrups means less things in our food that negatively impacts our teeth. Things like soda - deservedly one of the biggest sources of dental damage, due to the sugar and liquid corrosive property - will either not exist or not last long in those environments.

So from the get go, teeth are just much less likely to rot or face damage in the first place. But even from the other lifelong things that DO cause damage even in those de-sugared environments, there are tons of ways to take care of your teeth.

I mean for one thing, just aggressively swishing water through your mouth on a regular basis can actually do most of the work right off the bad - again, especially in an environment without things like excessive sugar or processed syrups to get stuck to your teeth. It's hard for us to believe today because a.) we grew up in a culture with a shit ton of commercial indoctrination about how much attention our teeth really need and b.) that commercial indoctrination partially had a point because our culture also has that crap ton of sugar and processed syrups in all our food, even on the non-sweet foods. (A lot of modern preservatives are also hell on teeth, but such preservatives won't be around in historical, fantasy, or post-apocalyptic environments.)

And if you want to go one step further anyway, there are plenty of ways to take care of your teeth naturally. You know how a lot of restaurants inexplicably offer a certain herbal see (I think it's parsley?) for people to chew after their meals? Very old-fashioned way of cleaning teeth. Just chew the seeds to clean the food, some water swishing/drinking for the sees, and voila, clean teeth without modern-day pseudo-pharmaceutical dental care or tooth brushes! :)

Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I found this post very interesting and informative. So, yay you.

Re: They probably did, actually.

nyxelestia - 2014-07-26 02:09 (UTC) - Expand

Everything you said here.

Yep, I was coming here to say this. Up until sugar became a major trade commodity (Atlantic slave trade), only very wealthy people ate it regularly enough for it to affect their teeth. People would clean their teeth with herbs (if they had them) or just birch twigs (weak natural anti-bacterial) and had low rates of decay. You were more likely to lose a tooth through age or accident than by having to pull it out.

Re: They probably did, actually.

(Anonymous) - 2014-07-26 08:53 (UTC) - Expand

Never heard about restaurants offering tea to chew, ever. What country do you live in and why don't I live there? :(

Re: They probably did, actually.

(Anonymous) - 2014-07-26 11:10 (UTC) - Expand

Re: They probably did, actually.

(Anonymous) - 2014-07-26 11:48 (UTC) - Expand

Re: They probably did, actually.

nyxelestia - 2014-08-02 08:51 (UTC) - Expand

I don't think about tooth decay so much as gum disease, especially in post apocalyptic scenarios. Citrus fruit doesn't grow everywhere - without modern transport systems, and unless you have the good fortune to be a road warrior in some place like mildest Florida, scurvy is pretty assuredly a concern.

You don't need citrus to get the Vitamin C necessary to prevent scurvy, citrus is just the easiest way to get it.

Fresh vegetables will do actually. Hell, the navies who didn't ship their sailors grog and lime juice used sauerkraut instead.

Yes! I have this irrationally fear of my teeth rotting/falling out, too!

thankfully, this stopped when I became an adult, but when I was a child, I had recurring dreams about my teeth falling out or breaking. I almost never remember my dreams anymore, so maybe I am still dreaming about it LOL but I'm glad I don't have those dreams anymore.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's had those dreams! Although in my case I'm still having them occasionally and I'm in my late 30s. I once had the theory that it was due to memories of losing my baby teeth or something.

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lunabee34 - 2014-07-26 13:54 (UTC) - Expand

Holy shit, I didn't know other people had this phobia too!!

I once chipped a tooth on hard candy and I had a panic attack over it. I can't even look at the x-rays at the dentist's office, but they always try to show them to me and I'm just "nope, nope, nope, oh god, nope."

Join the club, OP! I have such fear of my teeth falling. I've got braces for two years (I'm at the end of my treatment) and my teeth are rather healthy (I never had a cavity or any other problem, really, and I'm in my late twenties) but sometimes I have the irrational fear they'll just fall off like that.

I think that if there was an apocalypse I'd stock food and toothpaste + floss.

I could be wrong but I think in The Walking Dead there is a moment when they mention teeth hygiene, not sure. yes, I'd be raiding the drugstores for some oral elixir in a zombie apocalypse.

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