“Any experience which is physiological and thus shared by all humans can explain why experiences are universal,” states Soffer-Dudek. Jaw clenching and teeth grinding aren’t limited to one culture. This physiological cause of the dream is likely why the symbol is found in dreams across the world and not unique to the people of just one country. “Our main finding was that they were related to reporting that you often feel uncomfortable in your jaw or teeth after awakening, suggesting that these dreams are probably the result of teeth clenching during sleep.” “We found that other dreams - like that of feeling smothered/as if you are choking - were related to psychopathological symptoms such as anxiety, whereas teeth dreams weren’t,” she says. “Although we assumed that teeth-falling-out dreams would be related to decreased well-being or increased stress, we actually failed to find that.” Their findings suggested that the dream may not have much psychological significance, but it’s more likely to mean something physiologically.
Nirit Soffer-Dudek, a senior lecturer in BGU’s Department of Psychology and director of the Consciousness and Psychopathology Laboratory.ĭuring a 2018 study she co-led, the BGU researchers sought out to determine psychological and physiological causes of teeth-falling-out dreams. “Saying something like, ‘Dreaming of X means that you are anxious’ - that’s pseudo-science,” says Dr.
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