Lake Baldwin Dental Blog

We previously posted about some of the important steps after ortho to ensure your teeth keep their new positions (https://www.lakebaldwindental.com/blog/2018-02-06-follow-what-happens-af…). However, most of that post centered on retainers that you can take out and which are usually worn overnight. But what about the retainers that get glued in place? Permanent retainers, also known as bonded […]

It’s almost Halloween and my four-year-old is suddenly obsessed with all things skeleton. He especially loves spooky skulls, and since he knows Momma and Dada clean teeth for a living, he really likes looking at the teeth in those skulls. Which got me thinking: how much can we tell about a person by their teeth? […]

We wanted to take a moment this week to shout out a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Dunn! Many of you may not know, but your dentist is a hot shot on the basketball court. (Did you see the time he won $10,000 for sinking three near impossible shots in under 24 seconds at a Magic […]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and here at Lake Baldwin Dental we are all about reducing risk factors and supporting the fight against cancer. What many people may not realize is how important oral health is in achieving both of those goals. The links between oral pathogens and whole-body health have been studied for […]

It’s official: the first day of Fall was this weekend! I love all the flavors of fall. Pumpkin spice, ginger, apple cinnamon, and of course clove. Obviously, clove makes us all think of one thing: eugenol! Right? Just me?  Eugenol is a common ingredient in dental materials. Its base is clove oil and it has […]

Ah, fall. The kids are back in school, Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back, and hurricanes are bearing down on the Eastern Seaboard. For Floridians, all these things remind us that we’re nearing the end of another year. But before the holidays hit us, you may want to check on your dental insurance and see what […]

Our teeth like to touch. As we discussed in a previous entry (https://www.lakebaldwindental.com/blog/2018-05-22-super-eruption-not-abo…), teeth will shift to try and achieve contact with their neighbors if necessary. However, sometimes teeth seem like they are touching when they actually are not. A very slight gap between teeth that may go unnoticed is called an open contact, and […]

It’s back to school time, which also means it’s the end of summer. Like most Floridians, you may have spent a lot of time swimming, and will probably keep on swimming as these brutally hot days keep beating down on us. Many of our young patients are even competitive swimmers and clock a ton of […]

At least once a day, when I ask a patient about their new medications, they tell me they do have a new prescription, but it doesn’t matter for their teeth. Nine times out of ten, this is completely wrong! Nearly all medications will affect your oral health, although it’s frequently in ways we may not […]

Teething is one of the most dreaded phases of parenting an infant. When a little one is in pain with those achy gums, it seems like nothing can soothe them. Sure, we try those little frozen teethers, let them gnaw on pacifiers, even use our fingers to try and lessen the discomfort. But at the […]