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In keeping with findings of the 2022 Original Tooth Fairy Poll® launched by Delta Dental of Illinois, the Tooth Fairy visited 79% of properties throughout the nation with kids ages 6-12 who’ve misplaced enamel. Most children are demonstrating endurance for the Tooth Fairy’s go to, with greater than half of fogeys (61%) reporting that their baby waited for his or her free tooth to fall out, in contrast to 18% of their kids that pulled their very own tooth! One in 3 dad and mom agree that the Tooth Fairy is a constructive method to instill good oral well being habits of their baby. The 2022 ballot builds on insights gleaned over almost 1 / 4 of a century. A couple of further highlights from this yr’s ballot embody:
The Tooth Fairy continues to convey pleasure
- Greater than 1 in 2 dad and mom say the Tooth Fairy provides their baby one thing to be enthusiastic about (55% 2022 versus 53% 2021).
- This yr, extra dad and mom point out that the Tooth Fairy offers their baby with a chance to have a good time one thing enjoyable (55% 2022 versus 48% 2021).
- In reality, 35% of fogeys categorical the Tooth Fairy was the right method to unfold pleasure in a yr once they wanted it most (in comparison with 34% 2021).
The value of a misplaced tooth — money dominates
Since 1998, Delta Dental has been analyzing the Tooth Fairy’s U.S. annual giving traits. The 2022 Authentic Tooth Fairy Ballot® signifies the Tooth Fairy’s common money reward reached $5.36 per tooth, an all-time excessive within the 24-year historical past of the ballot. This yr’s worth of a misplaced tooth has greater than quadrupled because the inception of the Authentic Tooth Fairy Ballot® when the worth of a misplaced tooth was $1.30. The 2022 ballot’s common reward of $5.36 per tooth is 66 cents (14%) increased than the earlier peak of $4.70 set final yr and effectively over $1 (33%) extra per tooth in 2020 ($4.03). The 2022 ballot additionally finds that 80% of the time the Tooth Fairy leaves solely cash moderately than another bodily reward.
For extra details about the Authentic Tooth Fairy Ballot® and methods to make your baby’s Tooth Fairy expertise particular, go to OriginalToothFairyPoll.com.
For extra tips about defending your oral well being, go to deltadentalil.com/oral-health.
Concerning the survey
The Authentic Tooth Fairy Ballot® was performed between January 19 and January 28, 2022, amongst a nationally consultant pattern of 1,000+ dad and mom of kids ages 6-12. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 3%.
For extra details about the Delta Dental-sponsored survey, Tooth Fairy sources for households and children, and oral well being suggestions for infants to pre-teen, go to the Original Tooth Fairy Poll®.
