What is a fair price for a tooth?

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   Phyllis Doyleposted 4 years ago

   What is a fair price for a tooth?
   
   When my kids were little the Tooth Faerie paid one dollar for each tooth they lost. When I was a child, the Tooth Faerie paid a nickel for each tooth. I wonder what the value of a child's lost tooth is now?
   
   

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   parwatisingariposted 4 years ago

   with inflation it went up by 10% but with stem cells its 100%

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      Phyllis Doyleposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Hmmmm ... I understand the inflation , but what doe s stem cells have to do with it? LOL

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      parwatisingariposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      well, some times stem cells can be tapped from residual tissue in the primary tooth, and the stem cell guys are for ever sourcing them for research purpose, of course they are not as effecient as placental cells or menstrual one.

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      Phyllis Doyleposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Ah ! Now I understand. I did not know they can tap teeth for research purposes like they do with stem cells. This is very interesting, parwatisingari.  Thank you for taking the time to explain that to me.

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   MysticMoonlightposted 4 years ago

   My children get a dollar a tooth. When I was a child, we were given a quarter. We did get fifty cents once or twice. My youngest child recently told me that her best friend at school was given five dollars for one tooth!

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      Phyllis Doyleposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Five dollars? My gosh, that is one valuable tooth. Thanks for your answer, MysticMoonlight.

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   Amanda108posted 4 years ago

   I'd say two dollars. A tooth isn't worth much - it's not like it's a holiday with presents. It's just supposed to be enough to make the kid smile for a minute. A dollar isn't enough even to buy a full size candy bar in some stores though, so I'd give them two.

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      Phyllis Doyleposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks Amanda. I think two dollars is a fair price.

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