When I was a kid, I got a quarter for each tooth stashed carefully
under my pillow as an offering to the tooth fairy. I always suspected I
was getting ripped off since my friends were getting dollars. As a
result, I had a little heart-to-heart with the tooth fairy and my kids
seem to receive a variety of things, anything from a beautiful (er,
"magic") stone to a postcard to fairy dust to a book to a pencil that
said "Colorado" (the night the tooth fairy had to hit up a hotel gift
shop).
But scientists are now saying parents should have their
kids' baby teeth pulled by a dentist when they are loose rather than
waiting for them to fall out. Because it could later save your kid's
life.
Read More...
