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penis panics are 'ende mic' in asia now is it? HiS oWn 22:32, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
I rather doubt that dermoid cysts are the origin of the idea of the vagina dentata. (And how, frankly, would it ever be known what the origin was?) If no source can be cited, that paragraph should go. Dermoid cysts have no particular affinity for genitals, so said "teeth" can occur nearly anywhere, yet one does not hear of an eyebrow dentata. - Nunh-huh 04:38, 13 Apr 2004 (UTC)
I don't claim that it is the source of the myth, only that there is some reality in the myth. I think it is likely that the two are related. A vaginal dermoid cyst during the Dark Ages, or even well before then, certainly would not be understood as a medical condition. Even well intentioned and certainly more modern folks like Freud could make huge blundering mistakes of that same nature. We don't hear of eyebrow dentata for the simple fact that Freud popularized the vagina dentata term for specific purposes. Just because dermoid cysts can create effects that are a superset that includes vagina dentata doesn't rule it out as a possible reality source of the myth. - 63.109.236.92 20:11, 13 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Lemme try this again... I was distracted. I don't care if it is a source of the myth at all. It is a reality that causes an effect remarkably similar to the myth. Medically, it carries the same name as the myth. In those regards it is linked with the myth. The Dr. Dean Edell piece should certainly be enough to show there is that linkage between the myth and the reality. Chicken and the egg: I don't care which came first. - UtherSRG 20:28, 13 Apr 2004 (UTC)
I'm not aware that Freud ever wrote about the vagina dentata. He thought the vagina inspired castration anxiety because it was evidence of a castration that had already taken place -- not because it threatened to enact a castration in the future. The first paragraph of this entry may need to be rewritten. Tcassedy 00:09, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
Has this part been rewritten? The article reads accurately to me. A citation was needed. I had read the book and found it on project Gutenberg. Here is the citation:http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14969/14969-h/14969-h.htm#p56//Zarthon 01:12, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
it is often falsely attributed to Sigmund Freud.
So to whom should it be attributed, then? I think this needs clarifying. --210.1.207.118 14:11, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
The rather disturbing and graphic image at the top of this page may be a bad idea. I think it should be at the bottom with a warning - or not inline at all, but linked - but would like to get some input before making a change. Nickptar 01:13, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
I have removed the following text from the "References" section:
It seems to me like it belongs under "Examples in popular culture and literature", but I am not inclined to reinsert it without reworking some awkward grammar: "in the sexual acts"; "inside the female genital"; "The teeth is actualized". It also contains irrelevancies such as introducing character names and repeating the translation of "vagina dentata". I was unable to clean it up myself because to be honest, I don't understand it. How is growing a penis the same as growing teeth? TheDewi 02:39, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
"All four hosts of "The View" reportedly have vagina dentata. New host, Rosie O'Donnell is said to have "bad vagina dentata" and is required to floss. The only host not to have vagina dentata is former host Star Jones Reynolds. The reason stated by Star was that her legs were too fat and would chafe, therefore, leaving no teeth. " Vandalism? Caligi 21:47, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
...well, duh. Master Deusoma (talk)
First of all, I'm sad to see the contemptible puritans have won once more, that is to say, the "disturbing"(LOL LOL LOL) toothed-vulva picture that ornamented the article "Vagina dentata" has been removed. Secondly, it is surprising that nobody has cared to mention that the toothed vagina plays a fundamental role in TRADITIONal initiation rites(the word TRADITION having here its *original* meaning, namely...{go consult the multi-volume edition of the "well-known" Oxford English Dictionary, ok?}). Putting things bluntly, the ones who Wiki-write about vagina dentata apparently have never even perused the works of Mircea Eliade; surely that is an exceedingly-shameful situation -.-
Most sincerely,
KSM-2501ZX, IP address:= 200.143.1.33 10:41, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Currently, articles such as Vagina dentata in popular culture are not standing on their own at Afd, but being deleted or merged to the main article. I suggest we do that here without having to wait for the afd. I realise it was here once, & personally I see nothing wrong with having the separate article, but the consensus is that it wont pass by itself. DGG (talk) 21:34, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
What about adding a reference to Aeire's Queen of Wands strip about Vagina Dentata? This is the location of the strip: http://www.queenofwands.net/d/20040121.html I find it hilarious, first place I heard about the myth. I've never edited on Wikipedia though, so not sure how/where to add it. Anyone else think this is worth adding? I don't think it would violate copyright, since the link goes straight to her own website. There's my two cents ;)
I think that a lot of the stuff in the trivia section is really just superfluous. Maybe it's just because I'm female, but I feel like a lot of this article - especially the "pop culture" section - contains things that are really not that culturally significant. Or significant at all. Some of the references seem completely random (as found on the internet?), and the Ursula deal... can anyone find a reference for that? I don't think it's verifiable at all. Ministry of Silly Walks 03:31, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Maybe someone should mention anime Apocalypse Zero, where was women with this phenomenon.. 213.211.34.213 (talk) 13:01, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
No, no one should mention anime anywhere. 98.117.0.79 (talk) 08:59, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
Ive read about lots of strange diseases and conditions that can cause bone or teeth to grow in unusual places, is there no condition where teeth in a vagina or something like teeth actually occur? 59.167.131.231 (talk) 19:21, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
Isn't it part of folklore that witches have teeth in thier vagina which they use to bite off the penises of fornicators. Basicly a myth made up by the church to stop people having sex outside of marriage. Does anyone know of a referance for that?
Something in the bible says that or the gospel. This is some pretty screwed up stuff. 72.192.48.119 (talk) 21:55, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
Citation for that being in Bible, please? I've apparently got an incomplete copy, then, because mine says nothing even resembling that...76.179.227.210 (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
I think one source is the Malleus Maleficarum which has a page here on Wikipedia. (Mark Saltiel) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.54.70.34 (talk) 11:28, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
After watching the movie trailer and being redirected to http://www.vagident.co.uk/ from the movie website www.teethmovie.com, I get the impression that this is a real medical problem, "affecting approximately 1 in 12 million women" as mentioned on that website.
I take it though, that this is just a big joke/myth as various other places in the internet (Including this ecyclopedia) do have it as a myth. So is it just a myth? Just curious! 212.219.92.189 (talk) 08:24, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
ofcourse its just a myth —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.209.59.16 (talk) 05:03, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
All myths originate from somewhere, find the source and you find your answer. With what little I can find about it on the Internet, I would dare say that the myth originates from the rare medical condition and that together they create a taboo. However, I am always surprised how quick people are to dismiss and deny issues such as this one. MaurolepisDreki (talk) 17:43, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
If its Myths so please tell about more for tht........i realy need to know.... There are a few archaic chastity devices inserted into the vagina using teeth to snag and tear the inserted penis apart, FYI.
Why are all these unrelated bits about snakes in this article? Luminifer (talk) 18:32, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
I add a good one, and Wknight94 takes it down immediately. Thanks bud, you're the best. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.40.68.84 (talk) 02:19, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Should there be a reference to the movie "Teeth" - which is about a girl with the condition?77.166.184.211 (talk) 20:11, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
"Vagina dentata is Latin for toothed vagina." A small thing, but the Latin word vagina actually translates to "sheathe," and not directly into "vagina." Saying vagina dentata translates to "toothed vagina" isn't true. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=vagina 98.117.0.79 (talk) 13:43, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
"Vagine Cultatgo is Frank for the tooth ridden vagina." A horrible, distraught brought among women to indubitably destroy man-kind.
It is an actual medical condition recognised by gynaecologists. Please watch the following if you disagree before adding your comments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6IPjfgRkxk —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.41.20.102 (talk) 14:10, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
I'm having some trouble finding it by this name as a medical condition, but I would say that the video found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgHN1GvF40I is not propaganda for the movie Teeth. Also, due to the nature of the known condition, Dermoid cyst, and that it has been known to grow other structures including teeth, I would say that there is a vary real chance for this occurrence, just not good chance (the last numbers I saw were 1 in 12 million). If someone knows where they can find a definite reference, such as in a medical textbook or article, we can put this issue to rest. MaurolepisDreki (talk) 18:08, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
A highly questionable website refers to a type of hymen called the denticular hymen, which they report as being very rare. http://www.healthystrokes.com/hymengallery.html While obviously possible, we need to check up on the veracity of this claim by cross referencing it with other sources, if they exist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.234.192.170 (talk) 19:23, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
I think you misunderstood it as it it is not teeth, it just the edges of the hymen form in a pattern that resembles teeth but it is clearly stated that is still just tissue. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.158.53.254 (talk) 08:36, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
Since the medical doctor Lissa Rankin is already referenced elsewhere in the article, I referenced that same book as well as another one of hers which confirms this information on how it is possible for the medical condition dermoid cyst to make this happen. Dream Focus 17:08, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
Concerning this edit [1]. A "self-defense device" could mean different things, while "anti-rape device" is more specific, explaining what this is. A Google search of the book shows six places "dentata" is mentioned. [2] One of these calls it "The last line in personal selfdefense", but doesn't call it a self defense device. The reference for it links to a source that calls the thing in the book an anti-rape device. [3] A news story on that site calls it that also. [4] Dream Focus 16:25, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
As seen with this link, I reverted an IP who added text into other text (it was added in a messy way and without any reliable sources supporting it; it also conflicted with the current text). With this edit, I decided to remove the section per "WP:MEDRS, etc." And as seen with this edit, Dream Focus reverted me, stating, "one reference was to a book where a medical doctor specifically mentions this. The other references include an actual photograph. This information is in the Dermoid cyst article as well.", and I replied, "My concern [is] mainly the other sources and how this text is presented. Most anatomists/experts would state that there is no such thing as vaginal teeth. Vaginal teeth also are not mentioned at Dermoid cyst. See talk page." And so I brought the matter here to the talk page. The IP's text stated "It is not possible for vagina to have teech, it is only a myth." The IP has a point; as I indicated, vaginal teeth are considered a myth by anatomists and other experts on the female anatomy (generally anyway). I get what the text in question is trying to relay, but I'm not comfortable basing it on what one doctor states (one who has probably never seen a case of it in person), and with the way it can be considered giving credence to the myth. I don't think that the condition in question is usually referred to as "vaginal teeth" or as "teeth." I'll alert WP:Med to this discussion. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 00:19, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
Alerted. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 00:26, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
Why is there no mention of the movie Teeth (film) in this article? Vagina dentata is the main basis for the plot of the movie. Boomer VialHolla 13:53, 17 February 2016 (UTC)