{"id":438,"date":"2014-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/\/template2\/dental-care-blog\/the-legend-of-the-tooth-fairy\/"},"modified":"2014-12-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T00:00:00","slug":"the-legend-of-the-tooth-fairy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mydentalpracticeblog.com\/graystonedental\/dental-care-blog\/the-legend-of-the-tooth-fairy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend Of The Tooth Fairy"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.johnjhermanddsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/toothfair12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-991361\" \/>  <strong>THE LEGEND OF THE TOOTH FAIRY<\/strong> has been around for ages. But you may\u00a0not recognize the winged pixie you know and love from these old traditions&#8230; <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Originally, Parents Hid\u00a0Children\u2019s Teeth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Centuries ago in Europe, parents buried\u00a0their child\u2019s lost tooth in a \u201ctooth garden\u201d. <strong>This was believed to prevent an evil witch from stealing the tooth and casting a spell on the child!<\/strong>\u00a0The same superstition spread around the world. Early American settlers placed children\u2019s teeth in flowerpots. Some people even believed that swallowing the tooth was the best way to protect children from evil. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Tooth Mouse Helped Children\u2019s Teeth Grow Strong<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Another interesting idea\u00a0was that if an <em>animal<\/em> swallowed the\u00a0child\u2019s tooth, that child\u2019s new adult tooth would resemble the teeth of the animal that swallowed it! <strong>This superstition evolved into the story of the \u201ctooth mouse\u201d<\/strong>\u2014a French story in which\u00a0a fairy turns into a mouse and hides under an evil king\u2019s pillow. To save the queen, the mouse proceeds to knock out\u00a0all of the king\u2019s teeth while he sleeps! <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Eventually, Teeth Were Exchanged For Coins<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> As the tooth mouse tradition grew,\u00a0children began putting their teeth into their shoes.\u00a0While they slept, the mouse exchanged the tooth for a coin or two. Many cultures still hold to the tooth mouse tradition, but in others, the tradition morphed from a mouse to\u00a0the <strong>magical tooth fairy!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<h3><strong>The \u201cMaking\u201d Of A Tooth Fairy?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Do You Have A Favorite Tooth Fairy Memory?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> <strong>What was YOUR experience with the tooth fairy when YOU were young?<\/strong> What traditions have you held on to with your own family? We\u2019d love to hear them. Please comment below, or on our <strong>Facebook<\/strong> page! <\/p>\n<h6>Top image by Flickr user <span style=\"color: #2a7abd\"><a style=\"color: #2a7abd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/littlesister\/255368783\/in\/photolist-hgzA2X-BujEF-5Ej2Vh-oyQf4-dXTd-6Xz3jD-5u5tQz-9Q5AQ4-5Aeaq-gDpfZ6-4mkiWE-8VWNSb-6SMwod-4c6xdG-2ardLX-4s1ZHc-gDpNx4-BugvK-gDoNV1-7wc9pF-gDoJdN-gDoFFU-a1hG38-4umaYL-dfgx9-4WqhYY-NMBJH-bMesRB-6hYNM8-gDoEmY-4qubuG-a6upqJ-duB5KP-7iRD45-4s633m-duB6Px-a6rxFK-dwpmhB-9bLhuy-dnQ4Wz-dnQagE-52xKKC-iRzTiZ-8yonr9-cWTvU-4okyzF-67gq8z-7phdx4-4s62ZL-4s1ZAz\" target=\"_blank\">IndyDina With Mr. Wonder<\/a><\/span> used under <span style=\"color: #2a7abd\"><a style=\"color: #2a7abd\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license<\/a><\/span>. 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