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<p>[QUOTE="yourturntoloveit, post: 15377, member: 57"]I think perhaps the artist has portrayed the mouth that way to evoke remembrance of the severe thirst at that point in time. Dehydration causes the tongue to swell in the oral cavity, and, as it fills the oral cavity, there can be a perception of a misshapen mouth and teeth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yourturntoloveit, post: 15377, member: 57"]I think perhaps the artist has portrayed the mouth that way to evoke remembrance of the severe thirst at that point in time. Dehydration causes the tongue to swell in the oral cavity, and, as it fills the oral cavity, there can be a perception of a misshapen mouth and teeth.[/QUOTE]
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