Is the tooth fairy real? We’ve all heard the stories about how if you leave your tooth under a pillow, the tooth fairy will come and take it away. But what is the truth? Is there really such a thing as a tooth fairy? Read on to find out!

The tooth fairy is a creature that secretly visits children at night. Children often leave their baby teeth under their pillow for the tooth fairy to come and collect them. The tooth fairy hides coins or other goodies in exchange for the baby teeth, then leaves the scene without being seen.

Why does the tooth fairy come at night? Well, who wants to be in the house when you’re not supposed to be? And who wants to get caught by mom or dad getting teeth taken from under a pillow. I mean if she comes during the day and they find out…let’s just say that’ll be a very short relationship between them and her. So why not come at night when everyone else is sleeping so no one will see/catch on and we can have our little secret!

The tooth fairy is the only one who can get kids excited about losing a tooth. The latest findings from Delta Dental show that for an average of $4, children in America will be gifted with cash or coins under their pillow to help them make up for missing teeth and perhaps even save some money! This number has increased by 17% since the prior year’s study where she gave out on average, $5 per lost molar this time around. Parents living on the West coast have been rewarded more generously at just over a dollar ($1) than East coast counterparts.

The price the tooth fairy pays for teeth with cavities, fillings, and crowns is like the price of gas; it goes up and down. Sometimes the tooth fairy needs more teeth made out of metal to restock her collection, and some time she needs more with cavities to replace her decaying supply. However; she is always excited to get ones without cavities because as Dr. Suess said, “Teeth are always in style.”

It's intriguing to consider the tooth fairy from a fresh perspective. She might simply be attempting to avoid being noticed by any grownups! How do you feel? If she arrived during the day when nobody is around and everyone else is asleep, would that alter your opinion? Perhaps, but we're rather confident that won't ever happen. Why would someone want their teeth pulled out of their mouth when someone was looking over their shoulder or knowing what they were doing? Who wants their parents to walk in and catch them in the act? No thanks. Let's just keep this between us until those baby teeth finally fall out for good because we already know how it will turn out.