Tooth Loss

Teeth do not simply fall out. They loosen, they break, they die — often over weeks and months, sometimes after years of silent decay. What appears at first glance to be a dental problem — periodontitis, decay, root inflammation — almost always has a deeper dimension as well. One that goes beyond enamel and jawbone.

Teeth stand for grasping. For decisiveness. For the ability to seize something, hold it, and bite through. They are the tool with which you break the world down into digestible pieces — in the literal and the figurative sense. When you lose teeth, you lose not only hard tissue. You lose a piece of your ability to hold your own in life.

The question is not only why your gums are receding. The question is: where in your life have you lost the ground beneath your feet — and with it the footing you need to make decisions?