MOLAR MONEY

The Friday file: In 2025, the Tooth Fairy visited 83% of homes with children losing teeth, up from 78% in 2024. While busier, the Tooth Fairy was substantially stingier and left an average of just $5.01/tooth versus $5.84 in 2024 and a record $6.23 in 2023. In the South the Fairy paid $5.71/tooth, followed by the West at $5.69/tooth. Northeastern teeth were worth $6.87, and in the Midwest, just $3.46/tooth.