For many, the idea of teeth brings up feelings of dread, pain, or shame. Whether it’s the pain of braces, or a fear of the dentist, or the shame of crooked, yellowed teeth, not many associate teeth with joy.

I nearly died because of a rotten tooth, and death by the spreading infections started by a rotting tooth has killed many over the centuries.

The Queen of Teeth is the nightmarish terror that preys upon these fears and insecurities, plucking healthy teeth from ones’ face and leaving the rotting, cavity-filled teeth to fester. With her golden crown and toothy eye, she feeds on the terror of having a drill slowly worm it’s way through your teeth, shredding the enamel until it gets to the bloody, nerve-filled root inside.

2700 X 3600 px 2022 (C) Rick Kitagawa