About Me: I am a chatty Certified Dental Assistant who has worked in Dentistry forever and I still believe
in the Toothfairy ! Toothfairycyberspace is both whimsical and informative, designed to make you smile! The name Faerie is probably a combination of the words fae "friend" and eire "green." So Faerie means " Green Friend ".
Please point your cursor over the many little images, enjoy my interactive links or pop up word messages. Find the
baby molar tooth on the left side of screen and click on it to see LEGO surprise found under one lucky child's pillow. Also see a collectible LEGO Toothbrush. For something really funny...just find the animated magical mouse further down on side of page and click on it . Turn up your sound and listen...it includes a tooth brushing song ! If you wish you can now follow me on Twitter @toothfairycyber.
The Toothfairy traditionally helps to mark major developmental stages in life, the passage from infancy to childhood, pre-teen and teenage years. She visits believers who have lost a baby tooth, and placed it under their pillow while sleeping at night. Sometimes baby teeth are also called "milkteeth". In North America, Australia, and Europe the Toothfairy traditionally appears as a female winged sprite who leaves behind small gifts, coins or sometimes paper money to replace a lost baby tooth.
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" Ladybugs " were mashed and placed into a cavity to cure a toothache in Old Folk Medicine Betcha didn't know that !
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In the province of Quebec, and countries including France, Spain and Mexico the Tooth Fairy tranforms into a Magical Mouse who takes the teeth and brings good luck and gifts to the child ! In Mexico, the little Tooth Mouse would take baby teeth and leave a coin in payment. He would use the teeth to replace the ones he lost from chewing on tough stuff. In parts of India, China and Korea, baby teeth are also thrown on the roof for good luck. Some cultures throw lower teeth under the bed. Parents also may like to put way the little teeth as a keepsake, which are occasionally made into little charms and other jewelery. In Brazil these little tooth jewels are sometimes gold-plated.
Worldwide there is much folklore, interesting tales, stories, fables, myths, legends about the customs and beliefs surrounding lost baby teeth. My personal favourite belief is that a young fairy gave a shiny coin to a human child in exchange for their tooth...thereby re-establishing the lapsed friendship between fairies and humans.
Teeth are D N A samples. They may be professionally preserved for possible future stem cell use ! "There is an abundant source of adult stem cells in your child's baby/primary teeth. One day the Tooth Fairy may save your child's life ! To see charting for which teeth can be used click here. Save a tooth-save a life !
Many of my cool and colorful DENTAL & TOOTH FAIRY LINKS have been now moved onto a separate webpage. I had to spread my wings, this page was getting too long ! Explore the world's biggest toothpaste collection. Includes many more informative and educational dental online resources, and dental funstuff too !
Tooth Mouse Legend, additional Fairy Lore, Fairy Cards, Dental Art Cards,
Books, Pet Dental info and much much more !! Please don't miss it, LOTS of
research went into creating it.
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History...
The ancient Egyptians believed the sun made teeth strong, so they threw lost teeth towards the sun. Vikings had a "tooth fee " given to children in exchange of their baby tooth. This mysterious belief was thought to bring luck and power in battle. Centuries ago in Europe, parents ground children's teeth into a powder and ate it to protect their children from witches. They were superstitious that if a witch got hold of the tooth, a curse could be placed on their child. ( Like hair & fingernails, they're DNA ) Mothers in England sometimes tossed teeth into the fire to burn them. Lost teeth were often buried under a rock in the ground outside in the garden. This was also to hide them from witches. As people migrated to other countries many of their superstitions followed them. Many folks lived in towns and cities with less land surrounding them, so they began placing lost teeth in small flowerpots or planter boxes. Eventually this rite too changed, and the teeth were placed under a child's pillow at night. * Hint * It's much easier for the Toothfairy to exchange the baby tooth when put inside the pocket of a special Toothfairy Pillow and placed NEXT to the sleeping childs head...rather than under the child's pillow. Her magic disappears if she is "SEEN"!
~~ Mouse, skunk and dragon animations copyright Kitty Roach ~~
DISCLAIMER: To the best of my knowledge I have given proper credits and links for the graphics used, the rest I believe may be freely distributed. Please e-mail me if a proper credit has not been given and I will be happy to do so.
Canadian Dental Assistant's Association
C D A A honoured me with The National Practitioner Award, " For being a unique ambassador for the dental assisting profession; promoting dental assisting and good oral health to the public through use of the Internet and for work with the C D A B C to develop their website." Click the photo above to see trophy and read details.
The Original Dental C P A S
Dr. Rand Barker B.SC, M.SC, DMD
Dentist Perfecting Your Smile !
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Promoting Surfing Safety
among youths and parents
A Smile is the same in all languages ... Please Protect it !
Please be sure to Brush Your Teeth and Floss ' Em so you get rid of the Sugar Bugs since the Toothfaery prefers teeth without cavities or fillings ! Also brush your tongue to prevent smelly DRAGON or stinky SKUNK breath !!
~ Toothfairy Pillows ~ for your children are now being offered by me... They're wonderfully crafted, made in USA. Personalized with 50+ great themes for boys and girls ! Click smiley coin to see photos of them & learn more. Thank-you kindly, your orders & my "sponsors" are now helping to support my website and online efforts.
Do you wonder what the Tooth Fairy does with all the teeth she collects ? I believe some are recycled into tooth jewelry which is popular among some cultures in the world. The remainder are ground up into very fine " fairy dust ". Click on the animated fairy dust and experience magical fantasy ! The going rate per tooth in Canada is $ one dollar "Loonie" coin. A shiney bright tooth with no cavities or fillings might fetch a two dollar "Two-nie" coin. A first lost tooth can fetch up to $5.oo bill paper money!
Certified Dental Assistants of British Columbia
C D A B C honoured me with Certificate of Merit Award "In recognition of significant service to the profession by encouraging and promoting the education, skills, and pride of Certified Dental Assisting."
A Pediatric Dentist's fun & informative site including diagrams charting Eruption Patterns
of primary " baby " and permanent " adult " T E E T H.
Thank-you to my sponsors ! I'm very grateful for your support.
USA- Artist: Merry Rosenfield also offers tooth fairies, smiling teeth and other Unique Dental Jewelry and animal themes at The Magic Zoo. Please be sure to visit her name badge section for adorable dental name badges and more.
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