That's It?

The upper tooth next to Ryan's left front tooth has been loose for months. I mean m-o-n-t-h-s. The problem has been that he grinds his teeth, and this tooth had been pretty well ground. Finally I made a dentist appointment to have it taken out (at the dentist's suggestion) tomorrow. This evening, Ryan took matters into his own hands and covered a pair of Kevin's pliers with some gauze. It didn't take long for it to finally pop out, much to our relief. Now, as I said, this tooth had been pretty ground down, so I knew there wasn't much left of it, but was a little shocked (and sickened) at how bad it was--the picture really doesn't do it justice. Once he gets a few more permanent teeth we'll be investing in a night guard! But I'm wondering if the tooth fairy has to leave as much when there's so little left?