Can teething cause fever of 102?

Teething can raise your baby's body temperature, but only slightly. Any fever over 100.4 F is a sign that your child is probably sick. read more

My 5 mos old has a fever of 102 with no other symptoms, runny nose, congestion,etc but is drooling up a storm. The Dr. also believes that its too high for it be related to cutting a tooth. His advice is the wait and see approach. read more

Teething is unlikely to cause a fever that high. Our son had a temp to 102 and it turned out to be strep throat. Our pediatrician checks him for that anytime he comes in with a high fever just because you wouldn't want to miss something so treatable. He wasn't even seeming that out of sorts. read more