I'm wondering if someone could help me with this... last night I dreamed that a tooth came out in my hand.

Usually when I dream of tooth/teeth falling out, I feel scared or horrified, etc. But this time, I felt relieved. What happened is that basically, I was brushing my teeth or gargling or something (it's a little fuzzy) and then I felt something hard in my mouth, and it ended up being a tooth that was loose.

Here's the weird part: I spit the tooth in my hand, and I noticed it was decaying, or had some sort of brown/dark parts on it. When I noticed that the tooth had come out, instead of being embarrassed or horrified, I was relieved. I was relieved that the tooth came out, however, only after I noticed it had been decaying. I was glad that such a dirty/decaying substance was no longer in my mouth.

Most of the time when I've dreamed about teeth or a tooth coming out, it wasn't a positive experience. So it's weird that this time it was.

This is pretty much the extent of my dream...

Anyone have any idea what this could mean? Thanks in advance!