Jar - my research results :o)

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Did some searching and talked to dh.  Here's what I've concluded and dh pretty much agrees.  When it comes to a really high fever for prolonged times, anything is possible.  However, not having any permanent teeth because of it is more than a little rare.  Most research shows that chicken pox and the resulting high fever more likely results in damaged enamel (ie. mottled enamel, darkened enamel, weakened enamel) not a complete loss of tooth structure. 

Dh said he would suspect something traumatic possibly happened earlier in the child's development along with the chickenpox later in life to cause her never to have permanent teeth at all.  (Maybe mom was sick while pregnant?  Maybe there is an unknown genetic tendancy towards this-did great great grandpa Jedediah never have permanent teeth but nobody remembers? Etc. etc.)  He also mentioned that if the fever was that high for that long for nails and teeth to be lost that he'd be more concerned about brain damage than tooth loss.  That's just his opinion though.

So that's what I found.  Sadly, not as comforting as I'd like, but at least I'm thinking I won't start worrying about no permanent teeth right off the bat if my child somehow contracts chicken pox.  However, there's plenty to worry about without that being number one concern on my list.  I don't know how I'll ever sleep again once this child is here.