In 1927, Esther Watkins Arnold printed an eight-page playlet for children called The Tooth Fairy. The same year Sir Arthur Conan Doyle “proved” his claim that fairies and gnomes are real and “verified” with pictures of two little girls surrounded by fairies. The world was ripe with imagination and primed to have a tooth fairy to come collect the lost teeth of little boys and girls and leave a coin or two behind. Arnold’s play began to be performed in schools the following year, and the tooth fairy has been slipping into homes ever since. She (or he) started leaving nickels and dimes under the pillows of sleeping children. Over the years, there have been variations on the theme. NATIONAL TOOTH FAIRY DAY — source: national day calendar.com 📸: meli_raposo #sharpdentistry #oralhealth #childrensoralhealth #toothfairy #nationaltoothfairyday #toothfairytime #childrensdentist #miamidentist #drsharp #dentistabrasileiromiami