<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi Listmates, I have checked the archives and found nothing regarding the above in connection with CD. I am, therefore, coming to you for some information. First, I'll give you a little background info. My husband was biopsy diagnosed last September with CD after many years of misdiagnosis. He is 58 years old and I know that he has had digestive problems for the past 18 years. After the CD diagnosis, we asked for a bone density scan and he has low bone mass in some areas of his body. He is now taking Citracal Plus D and Miacalcin to help improve his bone density, plus he maintains a GF diet. About 2-3 years ago, our dentist of many years retired and a new young man took over his practice. When we went in for our semi-annual cleaning and check-up, he said that my husband had periodontal disease and that he felt he needed some gum surgery and wanted to do it himself. (In fact, he told us that we both needed extensive deep cleaning and basically gave us the idea that our previous dentist was not doing his job.) We were skeptical, to say the least, and shocked since our previous dentist had never mentioned anything like this in all of the years that we went to him every 6 months. We decided to get a second opinion and went to another dentist (where our daughter-in-law worked in Iowa City). He did some deep cleaning and felt that it would do the trick, along with good home care. He did encourage us to find another dentist closer to home in Illinois. We did some checking around and got some referrals and found someone with whom we were comfortable. He recommended that my husband go to a periodontist for a consultation. We did, and he again did some additional cleaning and recommended that he have some gum surgery and alternate quarterly visits to the dentist and periodontist. At the time, he was not feeling well most of the time with gastro problems and just didn't feel able to go thru the additional stress of gum surgery. He has continued to go for quarterly visits and is almost fanatical about his home care. The periodontist also did some bite adjustments where you sand down certain teeth to adjust the way the teeth meet when you chew. After three times of trying to get it so it felt right, my husband just gave up -- it still feels weird to him. He thought maybe he just needed to get used to the different bite. At our last visit to the dentist, he xrayed his teeth and found that there is something wrong at the base of the teeth near where the bite adjustment was done. My husband also has sensitivity in the teeth in that area. The dentist couldn't tell exactly what was wrong (he said it could be a dead nerve or bone loss which would require bone grafting) and suggested that he again see the periodontist. In the meantime, the periodontist passed away and his son has taken over his practice. We are going to see him in a week to get his opinion on what the problem might be and what should be done. We would like to know if anyone out there has similar problems with their gums/teeth. Do you think it is related to CD? Or could it be related because the CD leads to poor calcium absorption which leads to bone loss, etc? My husband is thinking that if this is a problem because of the CD, is it even worth it to consider doing the gum surgery because it may end up that he will lose his teeth anyway? Also, does anyone have any suggestions/recommendations that we need to be aware of as far as things to watch out for when going to the dentist, etc.? I apologize for this being so long, but I wanted to give a clear picture of what has transpired so far. Thank you all so much for being there. We don't know what we would have done without you in the past seven months. You have been an invaluable resource. Barbara in Illinois