A tooth is worth more than it was.
Delta Dental's yearly Original Tooth Fairy Poll asked 1,000 parents of kids aged 6 to 12. The average payout per lost tooth was $5.84, up 17% from $5.01 the year before. A first tooth did better, at $7.17. When the poll began in 1998 the average was $1.30. About a third of kids also got a physical gift.
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