While the Tooth Fairy herself may be surprisingly modern, the bits of folklore that went into her creation are hundreds of years old.

Delta Dental said at that rate, $30 for a single tooth would be the norm in 2048. But Lesley Koeppel, a psychotherapist in a private practice in New York City, warns of the risks of giving kids ...

The average payout from the tooth fairy these days is $5.36 – a record high, according to a Delta Dental survey. Getty Images. Lesley Koeppel, a psychotherapist in a private practice in New York ...

Times sure have changed. Delta Dental surveys 1,000 parents each year. It found the average value of a lost tooth in 2023 sits at $6.23, a number that left many parents wide-eyed and joking that ...

CHICAGO, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Even the Tooth Fairy sticks to a budget. New findings from the Delta Dental 2025 Original Tooth Fairy Poll® revealed the average value of a single lost ...

(According to a Delta Dental poll, the Tooth Fairy is now handing out an average of $3.91 per tooth.) Here, Reader’s Digest readers share 10 silly, sweet stories of kids’ firsthand fairy ...

The Tooth Fairy's generosity is fading, with the average gift for a lost tooth dropping 14% over the past year, according to Delta Dental's 2025 Original Tooth Fairy Poll.

The Tooth Fairy and the economy According to Delta Dental, the Tooth Fairy Poll has historically mirrored the current economic trends, particularly the S&P 500. This year, however, is different.

Five-year-old Kaisley Blake had big plans for her first-ever loose tooth – and they involved a pillow, not a swallow, according to her dad.