When it comes to childhood magic, parents face an onslaught of obstacles involved in keeping up the ruse. My son’s first loose tooth popped out right before bedtime, and of course neither my wife or I ...

For 20 years, Dr. Purva Merchant has been answering letters from gaptoothed children and their parents — roughly 6,000 in all. “Happy growing up,” she typically replies. Credit...Su Yun Song Supported ...

A Carlsbad senior has spent more than 40 years brightening smiles and promoting dental health as the real-life "Tooth Fairy." Jeri Badour, a retired dental hygienist who now lives at La Costa Glen ...

That’s because the Seattle-based pediatric dentist doubles at the tooth fairy.

The letter looked like a ransom note, each jagged letter traced over and over for emphasis. The message got straight to the point: “I KNOW IT’S YOU MOM.” A fourth-grader named Caden had begun to ...