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When I was in my first year of Dental Hygiene school I
learned of a dental superstition from one of my instructors. It
states that for every pregnancy a woman goes through she will
lose one tooth. Neither I nor my instructor are sure how or
where this belief came about, but we do know that it was
considered an "old wive's tale."
James Callow comment:
See Hand, North Carolina, no. 13: "Each child costs a woman a
tooth." Hand cites parallels among Pennsylvania Germans and
Southern Blacks, as well as the residents of Illinois and the
Ozarks.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00-00-1987