Dreams and Whatnot

Friday morning I had a chipped filling replaced. Friday night I had a dream that the tooth fell out. I was trying and trying to find my dentist's number to call her. (This always happens in my dreams, I can't find something i'm looking for, can't get somewhere i'm trying to get to). As i'm searching for her number, the tooth that just had a root canal last month fell out. Than a tooth on the other side fell out. It was an incredibly real dream where I could feel the spaces left in my gum and everything.

So Saturday I decided to look up some dream interpretations (not that I put stock into that, just curious) to see what it supposedly means when you dream you are losing teeth. According to many sites, this is one of the most common dreams people inquire about. There was a wide range of opinions, but the one that kept popping up the most was worry about appearance. Now, I felt a little offended because i'm not a slob but I don't think I worry about my appearance anymore than the average person.

Than yesterday, I glanced at my library books and had to laugh. Among them are What Not to Wear and Does This Make Me Look Fat? So maybe on the surface it seems I might be worried about appearance. However, I didn't seek those books out. They were simply next to the sewing books and I thought they would be fun to look thru with my friends.

For the record, I think the dream was just a result of a lot of dental work this past month, maybe mixed with some anxiety.

Also, since this is supposed to be a common dream, has anybody else dreamt they were losing teeth?