Tigard City Dental
FAMILY DENTISTRY, PREVENTATIVE CARE, IMPLANT DENTISTRY We provide high quality dental care, conveniently in your neighborhood and with flexible scheduling.
With our convenient location in Tigard, OR, we are your local family friendly dental office, able to manage everything from your kids’ checkups to your oral surgery, gum therapies, and natural-looking implants. Keeping your comfort in mind, we also offer all our services in modern treatment rooms with comfort options to help your experience be a calm and relaxing one. Whatever your dental needs, c
02/28/2024
Today is National Tooth Fairy Day! The tooth fairy myth in the United States took the form of the story we tell today in the early 1900s. The tooth fairy is based on European myths and other traditions.
Europeans from before the Middle Ages were actually very concerned about the correct disposal of primary teeth. The belief was if a witch got a hold of a tooth (or fingernail clippings and hair) the witch could curse a child. So centuries ago it was a common practice to bury a child’s primary tooth in the ground when it fell out. This would prevent a curse and was done so that a permanent tooth would grow in its place. As people migrated to the States and began to live in cities where a yard wasn't always available to bury a tooth, flower pots were used. Eventually, this led to the tooth being “buried” under the child’s pillow.
But where did the money part come from? In the Middle Ages, from what is now Scandinavia, the Vikings paid children for a lost tooth a tann-fé (tooth fee). The teeth were, in turn, worn on a necklace for good luck in battle. The idea of exchanging a tooth for coins advanced throughout Europe, though it did not yet involve a fairy. The fairy probably came from English literature.
The 1927 play by Esther Watkins Arnold and the 1949 book by Lee Rogo, both called “The Tooth Fairy,” give the myth a permanent place alongside Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.
From burying teeth to avoid curses to The Rise of the Guardians, the tooth fairy has come a long way!
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