Tooth Fairy Rates Are Way Up!
Inflation!
New findings from a 2022 Original Tooth Fairy Poll® show that Tooth Fairy’s average cash gift reached $5.36 per tooth, a record high in the 24-year history of the poll.
Delta Dental has been analyzing the Tooth Fairy’s U.S. annual giving trends since 1998.
Related: The Tooth Fairy Has Been Paying More Per Tooth During Lockdown…
The newly disclosed value of a lost tooth has more than quadrupled since the inception of the Original Tooth Fairy Poll® when the value of a lost tooth was $1.30.
This year’s poll illuminates the highest all-time average gift of $5.36 per tooth, which is 66 cents (14%) higher than the previous peak at $4.70 last year and well over $1 (33%) more per tooth since 2020 ($4.03).
