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| [PMID]: | 29227774 |
| [Au] Autor: | Patcas R; van Waes HJ; Daum MM; Landolt MA |
| [Ad] Endereço: | Centre of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland raphael.patcas@zzm.uzh.ch. |
| [Ti] Título: | Tooth Fairy guilty of favouritism! |
| [So] Source: | Med J Aust;207(11):482-486, 2017 Dec 11. | | [Is] ISSN: | 1326-5377 |
| [Cp] País de publicação: | Australia |
| [La] Idioma: | eng |
| [Ab] Resumo: | OBJECTIVES: To determine the proportion of children visited by the Tooth Fairy, the child-related factors that influence the likelihood of her visit, and the parent-related variables that affect the amount of money the Tooth Fairy leaves. DESIGN: Cross-sectional questionnaire study. SETTING: Zürich, Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS: 3617 parents of children (mean age of children, 6.8 years; 51.9% girls) who had lost at least one deciduous tooth received a self-developed questionnaire; 1274 questionnaires were returned (35.2%). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Primary outcome variables were the Tooth Fairy's visit after tooth loss and the amount of money given in case of a visit. Child- and parent-related variables were assessed as predictors of the main outcomes. RESULTS: Most parents (71.0%) reported that the Tooth Fairy visited their child. She usually exchanged the lost tooth for money (55.8% of visits) or placed money next to the tooth (40.7%); rarely did she take the tooth without pecuniary substitution. The Tooth Fairy left an average of 7.20 Swiss francs (approximately AU$9.45). The Tooth Fairy favoured visiting for the teeth of older children (odds ratio [OR], per year, 1.87; 95% CI, 1.09-3.21), of boys (OR, 2.65; 95% CI, 1.09-6.42), and of children who believed in her (OR, 4.12; 95% CI, 1.77-9.64). The amount of money was influenced by maternal, but not paternal socio-demographic factors, including level of education (OR, per level, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.66-0.92) and country of origin (OR, Western countries v non-Western countries, 2.35; 95% CI, 1.20-4.62). CONCLUSIONS: The Tooth Fairy does not visit all children after tooth loss, displaying clear preferences in her choice of business partners. The odds of a visit are dramatically increased if she is believed in, and the value of a deciduous tooth is influenced by socio-demographic factors. |
| [Mh] Termos MeSH primário: |
Magia
Pais/psicologia
Psicologia da Criança
Dente Decíduo
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| [Mh] Termos MeSH secundário: |
Criança
Estudos Transversais
Feminino
Seres Humanos
Masculino
Psicologia da Criança/economia
Psicologia da Criança/estatística & dados numéricos
Fatores Sexuais
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| [Pt] Tipo de publicação: | JOURNAL ARTICLE |
| [Em] Mês de entrada: | 1712 |
| [Cu] Atualização por classe: | 171214 |
[Lr] Data última revisão:
| 171214 |
| [Sb] Subgrupo de revista: | IM |
| [Da] Data de entrada para processamento: | 171212 |
| [St] Status: | MEDLINE |
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