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DD's dental "growth" is delayed as well....she just turned 8 and has only lost 2 teeth so far (her 6 year molars are just now coming in, too).

DD will have an almost constant low-grade fever, interspersed with a few sudden high (102, 103, 104) fevers when she's beginning to flare.

I don't think it has been checked lately; over the summer she was hospitalized with mono, and there were tons of labs run at that time. Will find out! :)

Wow, those are interesting! I'm more than happy to look at making toothpaste changes to see if it helps at all. We use raw milk from pastured cows, and make kefir out of it too, but DD hardly touches either one (in fairness, she barely touches food at all). The suddenness of the change...

Hi David, and thanks for the welcome! I don't know how much knowledge I really have to share...this disease is so individualized that one size barely fits one, LOL! lisa :)

Thanks Dusty and Farmwife! Since DD was diagnosed, I've always known that IBD can attack anywhere from mouth to anus; however, I've thought of mouth issues as having more to do with ulcers. It sounds like these other problems are pretty darned common...

Hi Sascot....I think we'll add an electric toothbrush to the mix as well!

I clicked the "remission" link after hitting "send"....reading more on the Wiki about different catagories of remission.....thanks for sharing that :)

Hi Patricia! I remember you from another pediatric IBD board....I can't read there anymore because of the wonky colors, sadly. The word they've always used to describe DD is "atypical". She has had signs of active disease before but her labs have been dead normal, that kind of thing. It's...

Hi all, I posted an intro on the main board, but this is the subforum I'm really here for as a parent of a child with Crohn's Disease :) My 8 year old daughter was dx with Crohn's almost 6 years ago. Overall she has done well, and is maintaining with Pentasa and 6mp (plus Miralax). She was...

Thank you for the welcome! I will definitely check out the parents' forum! Clash, I definitely think that first year is the hardest (at least it was for us, so far). The learning curve is tough, the grieving for the "old normal" and not knowing what the future will bring.....yeah, it's hard...

Hi all, I'm Lisa, and I stumbled on this forum doing a search for dental issues (plaque) and Crohn's Disease. My just-turned 8 year old daughter was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease 6 years ago, so it's all she's ever known. Overall she has been very fortunate....an on-the-ball pediatrician...