The Tooth Fairy Feels Inflation Crunch!

The Original Tooth Fairy Poll conducted by Delta Dental, released to coincide with the upcoming National Tooth Fairy Day on August 22nd, the value of a lost tooth is on the rise but the percentage of kids who receive money is dropping.

The average cash gift for a tooth this year is $5.36, the highest amount in the poll’s 24-year history. It’s up from last year’s previous peak of $4.70. It’s also more than quadruple the amount since the Original Tooth Fairy Poll began, when it was just $1.30 a tooth.

And with all that money at stake, there are actually some kids who won’t wait around for a tooth to fall out.18% of kids actually pulled their own tooth.

The survey finds 80% of the time the Tooth Fairy will leave a kid money rather than a physical gift. 

The Tooth Fairy visited 79% of homes with kids ages six to 12 who lost a tooth. That's a historic low as it's typically around 90%

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