Editing Tooth fairy (section)

== Reward ==
The reward left varies by country, the family's economic status, amounts the child's peers report receiving, and other factors.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Patca |first1=Raphael |last2=van Waes |first2=Hubertus J. M. |last3=Daum |first3=Moritz M. |last4=Landolt |first4=Markus A. |year=2017 |title=Tooth Fairy guilty of favouritism! |url=https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2017/207/11/tooth-fairy-guilty-favouritism |journal=Medical Journal of Australia |volume=207 |issue=11 |pages=482–486 |doi=10.5694/mja17.00860 |pmid=29227774 |s2cid=21234624}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hedges |first1=Helen |author-link=Helen Hedges |last2=Cullen |first2=Joy |date=2003 |title=The Tooth Fairy Comes, or Is It Just Your Mum and Dad?: A Child's Construction of Knowledge |journal=Australian Journal of Early Childhood |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=19–24 |doi=10.1177/183693910302800304 |s2cid=141300988 |doi-access=free}}</ref> A 2013 survey by [[Visa Inc.]] found that American children receive $3.70 per tooth on average.<ref>{{cite news |date=30 August 2013 |title=Tooth Fairy inflation flies high |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tooth-fairy-inflation-flies-high/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=26 July 2011 |title=Survey: Tooth fairy leaving less money |work=UPI |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/07/26/Survey-Tooth-fairy-leaving-less-money/44011311665400/}}</ref> According to the same survey, only 3% of children find a dollar or less and 8% find a five-dollar bill or more under their pillow.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woudstra |first=Wendy |title=How Much Does The Tooth Fairy Pay for a Tooth |url=https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/basics/tooth-fairy/how-much-does-the-tooth-fairy-pay-for-a-tooth-0213 |access-date=5 March 2019 |publisher=[[Colgate (toothpaste)|Colgate]]}}</ref>

The reward is affected by [[inflation]].<ref name="Kelly Tyko Tooth Fairy's lost teeth payout 2023"/> According to data gathered by the American [[dental insurance]] company [[Delta Dental]], the average payout per tooth in the United States rose from $1.30 in 1998 to $6.23 in 2023.<ref name="Kelly Tyko Tooth Fairy's lost teeth payout 2023"/> According to Delta Dental, the payout's trends typically mirror macroeconomic conditions and the [[S&P 500]] stock index.<ref name="Kelly Tyko Tooth Fairy's lost teeth payout 2023">{{cite news |last1=Tyko |first1=Kelly |title=Tooth Fairy's lost teeth payout reaches record high |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/02/27/tooth-fairy-day-lost-tooth-value |access-date=4 March 2023 |work=Axios |date=27 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Delta Dental found that the first tooth lost gets a higher reward than other teeth on average in the United States.<ref name="Kelly Tyko Tooth Fairy's lost teeth payout 2023"/>