Joann dropped her first milk tooth today! The front tooth has been a little bit shaky over the last few weeks and she seemed worried at times. Her tooth finally dropped this morning and she was very excited when we fetched her this evening. Another milestone in her growing up journey :-)
Just for info, the milk teeth is also known as the deciduous teeth, baby teeth or temporary teeth. These are the first set of teeth in the growth development of humans. The milk teeth are usually lost as early as 5 years old and replaced by permanent teeth thereafter.
I read some interesting articles on tooth traditions around the world:
In North America such as United States and Canada, children will place their tooth under their pillow and the tooth fairy will take their tooth, replacing with money. This tradition is probably the one that we are most familiar with.
In France, Spain and Latin America, it's a little mouse that will replace the tooth with money.
In Central America, the tooth will be gold-plated and make into an earring for the child to wear. Quite a good idea for keeping the tooth as a memento.
In Mongolia, the baby tooth is given to a young dog. The dog is treated like some sort of a guardian angel there. The tooth is mixed with the food given to a dog. It is believed that when the guardian angel eats the tooth, the child will get new strong tooth.
Sounds very interesting, right? Guess these are some of the many ways that parents soothe the hearts of the little ones who lost something personal :-)
As for Joann, she sealed her milk tooth in a little bag, as a memento for herself :-)
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