A brave young boy needed a novel way of removing his first wobbly tooth so fired it across the garden with his bow and arrow.

The youngster named Cayden, seven, who lives in Bluffton, South Carolina, was filmed by his father explaining the tooth removal process.

He says: 'I'm going to shoot out my tooth using my bow and arrow,' before opening his mouth for the camera to reveal the piece of string.

One brave boy: The youngster named Cayden was filmed by his father explaining the tooth removal process

Now you see it: Cayden opens his mouth and shows off the piece of string attached to his first wobbly tooth

Cayden then gets into position and on the command of his dad pulls the bow and arrow string back and lifts his head.

The youngster then releases the string with his left hand and the arrow fires across the garden - a thud indicates that it has hit a target.

Celebrating, the boy holds his hand up in the air while shouting in excitement.

He then approaches his father and opens his mouth for the camera once more, revealing a hole in his mouth where the tooth used to be rooted.

Aim and fire: The boy gets ready and on his dad's command shoots the arrow and his tooth across the garden

Success: The brave youngster celebrates with his father before showing the camera the hole in his mouth

The video concludes with the boy's expression changing slightly - presumably once he gets a taste of blood in his mouth - before he spits on the ground.

According to the video maker the youngster was not rewarded for his bravery in quite the way he would have liked however.

Neither Cayden nor his dad could locate the tooth after it had been fired from the young boy's mouth - suggesting the tooth fairy has not yet been to visit.