Just Who is the Tooth Fairy? – White teeth
All over the world there are different tales about the Tooth Fairy and the traditions that surround what happens to your tooth when it falls out when you’re a child.
The British tradition of the tooth fairy for children is that when their baby teeth fall out they put the tooth underneath their pillow when they go to bed at night. In the middle of the night the tooth fairy comes to visit to collect your baby tooth and leaves a silver coin in its place to say thank you. Some myths say the tooth fairy needs the baby teeth to create new starts in the sky, and others say that the teeth are kept safely until you need them again after death.
The Myths of Faeries – Tooth Fairy Tales
Legends and myths about tooth fairies date back centuries and beyond the beginnings of Christianity. They’re particularly likely to come from ancient Celtic traditional stories and were even more popular in Shakespearean times. Fairies featured prominently in several of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Some countries in Europe still bury the baby teeth that fall out and in some places in Asia they throw the baby tooth onto the roof of the house if it’s come from the lower jaw, and if it was a top tooth it is placed into the space under the floor, or into the ground, so the new teeth will grow straight and healthily.
Safe & Sound – Keep your Teeth Clean and White
The idea of the midnight visit from the tooth fairy does help to ease the fear children may have of losing their teeth. The idea that their wobbly tooth will eventually fall out and brand new teeth growing behind them is a tricky concept for kids to understand, especially if it’s something that might be painful too. The excitement and mystery of the tooth fairy’s visit and the inevitable reward the next morning helps to take some of the fear away. The same concept can be used to make your child’s first visit to the dentist as easy as possible.
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