My grandma wore dentures, and when I was five she told me that if I opened my own mouth wide enough my teeth would pop out too. I spent hours trying to get my teeth out of my mouth.
A childhood belief about general
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I didn't brush my teeth at night, ants would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.Anon
- I used to believe that eating burnt toast would make your teeth whiter and would brush your teeth for you.— Natasha
- Until I was about 8 I believed that your back teeth keep growing in until you have a full circle of teeth.Anon
- When I was very young, I assumed that false teeth were taken from dead people's teethAnon
- Until I was around 8 or 9 years old, I thought dentists took your teeth out and replaced them with new teeth.— Verapamilo
- i used to belive that when the doctor opened his mouth and went aaaaaa i thought he was trying to eat me.— matt