{"id":19,"date":"2012-09-21T14:05:25","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T14:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.painesvilledentalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=19"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:43:32","slug":"a-short-history-of-the-tooth-fairy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.painesvilledentalgroup.com\/blog\/a-short-history-of-the-tooth-fairy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short History of the Tooth Fairy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Santa Claus may get more press, but ask just about any child who the Tooth Fairy is and they\u2019ll know who you\u2019re talking about. In fact, there\u2019s nothing more exciting to a young kid who\u2019s lost a tooth than putting that tooth under their pillow at night and waking the next morning up to find that\u2014gasp<\/em>\u2014it\u2019s been replaced by money!<\/p>\n

Of course, we parents know what\u2019s really going on, but that doesn\u2019t make the Tooth Fairy legend any less endearing. Many of us have similar memories from our own childhoods.<\/p>\n

But how exactly did this whole Tooth Fairy thing get started?<\/p>\n

As far as anyone can tell, it all started with a simple tradition in Europe. When a child lost a baby tooth, the child\u2019s parents would take that tooth and bury it in the garden. Why did they do this? Maybe they did it to encourage a new tooth to grow, or maybe they did it for a superstitious reason, like preventing a witch from using the tooth to put a curse on their child.<\/p>\n

Whatever the reason, the tradition persisted, but as families moved into towns and cities with more people, the tradition changed. Instead of burying the tooth underground it was put under a pillow, while the witch figure eventually became a generous, helpful fairy who would exchange the tooth for a gift like money.<\/p>\n

For More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Want to learn more about the Tooth Fairy and its history? Check out Wikipedia<\/a> and this helpful site<\/a> to learn more. And if you\u2019d like to schedule a checkup for yourself or your child, call one of our offices today. We have offices in Painesville<\/a>, Jefferson<\/a>, and Chardon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Santa Claus may get more press, but ask just about any child who the Tooth Fairy is and they\u2019ll know who you\u2019re talking about. In fact, there\u2019s nothing more exciting to a young kid who\u2019s lost a tooth than putting that tooth under their pillow at night and waking the next morning up to find […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[9,12,10,8,5,14],"yoast_head":"\nHistory of the Tooth Fairy Painesville | Painesville Dental Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Everyone knows about the tooth fairy, but where did the legend begin? 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