The teeth were later strung to make jewelry, some researchers claim. This old legend is surrounded in mystery. Alongside it is the superstition in early Viking days that children's articles and pieces contained great power. Having an article of a child, or a child in your possession was supposed to bring power and luck in battle. Today, this myth is regarded as no more than children's entertainment.
Parents dutifully sneak into rooms at night, bearing gifts for the loss of a tooth.
A lost tooth is one of the first signs of growing up. Perhaps it is felt that a piece of childhood is lost with every dropped tooth. Whatever the case, the tooth fairy lives on, carrying teeth away for uses that no one will ever know. Read on to find out the story and origin of the tooth fairy. Inc. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site.