Lake Baldwin Dental Blog

You may not have heard, but this Valentine’s Day you can do your heart some good by taking care of your teeth. We’ve touched on some of the ways your oral health can affect the rest of your body (link), but let’s take a closer look at some of the links. On the surface, it […]

Baby teeth get cavities. Let’s face it: it can be a real challenge to brush a young child’s teeth, much less floss. To make matters worse, young kids typically prefer a high starch diet and tend to steer clear of those super fibrous veggies that are so good for your teeth (link). Add it all […]

Whenever a patient comes into the office complaining of tooth pain, we always start off with a discussion to try and pin down possible causes. Because let me tell you, it’s surprising how many completely different potential triggers there are for painful teeth. From the wrong toothpaste to sinus pressure to falling out of a […]

As many of you may know, Dr. Anderson is on maternity leave! The Anderson crew were eager to see their newest member before the New Year, and little Vivian made her deadline. She was born on December 29th, and was seven pounds, thirteen ounces of adorable. (Seriously, check out those pictures below. She’s ridiculously cute.) […]

I can hardly believe it’s 2019 already! New Year’s Resolutions get kind of a bad rap sometimes, but I’m going to come out and say I’m a fan. There is something empowering about giving yourself a pass for moments when we didn’t quite live up to our best, and start fresh with new goals in […]

Every year, we have a few great recommendations to keep your loved ones smiling at the holidays. There are a few new contenders this year, so we wanted to give you a comparison between our favorites and our not-so-favorites.

Big news at Lake Baldwin Dental! We are overjoyed to announce that we have added a third Associate to our practice, and would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dr. Huy Tran to our team! Dr. Tran adds yet another Gator to the LBD family, having earned his Bachelor’s Degree from UF before completing […]

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 […]