The tooth fairy is an example of American[LINK: http://books.google.com/books?id=m75iy1n-H6YC&pg=PA229&lpg=PA229&dq=tooth+fairy+american+invention&source=web&ots=zaSNbJ8YhJ&sig=mymIJWJOToTIHqmeDMjz_Fc3MXw] The Excruciating History of Dentistry, James Wynbrandt, St. Martin's Press, 1998. ISBN ISBN 0312263198 folklore mythology.[LINK: http://www.thejournalnews.com/toothfairy/] The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth, Rob Ryser, The Journal News, October 23, 2004. The fairy gives children a gift (often money) in exchange for a baby tooth when it comes out of the child's mouth. Children typically leave the tooth under their pillow for the fairy to take while they sleep. While originating in the United States, the tooth fairy myth is actively practiced in Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and much of the UK. Origi

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