Hi, welcome to my dental website... I am a Certified Dental Assistant who has worked in Dentistry for over 30 years and I still believe in the Toothfairy ! This site is both whimsical and informative and sure to make you smile! Please point your cursor over the little images and enjoy my interactive little "pop-up" messages and/or links. Be sure to find the animated mouse on this page... and CLICK for something funny!
The Toothfairy traditionally helps to mark major developmental stages in life, the passage from infancy to childhood, pre-teen and teenage years. She visits believers who have lost a baby tooth, and placed it under their pillow while sleeping at night. Sometimes baby teeth are also called "milkteeth". In North America, Australia, and Europe the Toothfairy traditionally appears as a female winged sprite who leaves behind small gifts or money to replace a lost baby tooth.
Do you wonder what she does with all the teeth she collects? I believe some are recycled into tooth jewellery which is popular among some cultures in the world. The remainder are ground up into fine " fairy dust ".
$ The going rate per tooth in Canada is ONE DOLLAR our LOONIE coin. $
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" Ladybugs " were mashed and placed into a cavity to cure a toothache in
Old Folk Medicine... Betcha didn't know that !!!
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In many South American countries as well as Spain the Toothfairy tranforms into a Mouse who takes the teeth and brings good luck and gifts to the child! In Mexico,
"El Ratoncito" ( the little mouse ) would take baby teeth and leave a coin in payment. The mouse would use the teeth to replace the ones he lost from chewing on tough stuff ! 25 years ago in San Pedro the milkteeth were thrown in the thatch roof of the home. It was believed that because rats have small teeth the new set of teeth the child will grow would also be small. In parts of India, China and Korea, milkteeth are also thrown on the roof for good luck! Some parents put way the little teeth as a keepsake, which are occasionally made into little charms and other jewellery! In Brazil the little tooth jewels are sometimes gold-plated.
Worldwide there is much folklore, interesting tales, stories, fables, myths, legends about the customs and beliefs surrounding lost baby teeth. My personal favourite
belief is that a young fairy gave a shiny coin to a human child in exchange for their tooth...thereby re-establishing the lapsed friendship between fairies and humans.
Many of my Cool Dental Links have been moved onto a separate page now. Hear a kid's brushing song, or explore the world's biggest toothpaste collection. Also includes more informative and educational dental online resources and dental funstuff too !
" Pet Dental Care " and some additional Fairy Lore and much more.
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A Pediatric Dentist's fun & informative site in U.S.A, includes diagrams charting Eruption Patterns of primary "baby" permanent "adult" Teeth.
History...
The ancient Egyptians believed the sun made teeth strong, so they threw lost teeth towards the sun. Centuries ago in Europe, parents ground children's teeth into a powder and ate it to protect their children from witches. They were superstitious that if a witch got hold of the tooth, a curse could be placed on their child. ( as with fingernails and hair ) Mothers in England sometimes tossed teeth into the fire to burn them. Lost teeth were often buried under a rock in the ground outside in the garden. This was also to hide them from witches. As people migrated to other countries many of their superstitions followed them. Many folks lived in towns and cities with less land surrounding them, so they began placing lost teeth in small flowerpots or planter boxes. Eventually this rite too changed, and the teeth were placed under a child's pillow at
night.
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