If your parents played tooth fairy for you as a child, it’s time to thank them! Being a tooth fairy seems like an easy job, but as any parent worth their stuff will tell you, nothing could be farther from the truth. You have to make the lore sound fun yet not creepy and be sneaky enough to not wake your child up during the night. However, the tooth fairy is a great opportunity to talk to your son or daughter about how to take care of their pearly whites. They think the story is all about just having fun, but as your pediatric dentist in Tappan will tell you, the great tooth fairies will sneak in some lessons on oral health.
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