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February 3, 2012

Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry in Flower Mound Cares For Teeth

Dentists in Flower Mound are concerned with your oral health and thus care about the condition of your mouth and all of your many teeth. At Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry we recognize that your teeth help you both eat and speak. You use your teeth to tear, scrape, and chew food, as well as to form words with your tongue. Teeth are an important part of your oral health and Flower Mound cosmetic dentist Dr. Steven Titensor wants to help keep your mouth and teeth healthy.

We humans have two sets of teeth in our lifetime. The first set are your ‘primary teeth’, which many folks around Flower Mound often call ‘baby teeth’. Baby teeth typically start to come in at about 6 months old. An average healthy mouth for a Flower Mound resident has a total of 20 primary teeth by about age 5.

Your primary teeth will eventually fall out and new teeth known as ‘permanent teeth’ will grow in. Permanent teeth typically begin to come in around age 6 for most Flower Mound residents, but every person is unique and it could be a little earlier or later. By about age 13 an average healthy mouth should have 28 of the total 32 permanent teeth. The last four permanent teeth may or may not come, but typically come in between the ages of 17 and 21 if they do. Because of the late age that these last teeth come in they are commonly called ‘wisdom teeth’.

Many adults in the city of Flower Mound have their wisdom teeth pulled out because these teeth can be problematic to your oral health, such as crowding a mouth. Other adults in the Flower Mound area may not have these teeth pulled out because they are not causing problems. If you are concerned about the state of your wisdom teeth, you can visit our local Flower Mound office and we can help you make a decision.

Caring for all of your teeth whether you are young and have 20 primary teeth or are an adult and have 28 to 32 permanent teeth is important for your overall health. Visiting your Flower Mound family dentist regularly, and brushing and flossing daily are great ways to care for your many teeth.

Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry located in Flower Mound, cares about you oral health and teeth. We can be reached by phone at 469-293-1040.

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December 9, 2011

Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry Cosmetic Dentistry – A Reason To Smile

Hello friends of Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry! If you haven’t visited our blog in a while, we welcome you. It has been a great month at our state-of-the-art Flower Mound general dentistry practice.

We continue to achieve fantastic results with our precision smile makeovers.

If you have never seen our photo gallery of actual Flower Mound cosmetic dentistry smile makeover patients, you are probably not aware of the limitless possibilities. There is virtually no dental problem that can’t be improved with modern cosmetic dentistry at Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry.

Dr. Titensor has been skillfully using the tools of cosmetic dentistry: veneers, porcelain crowns, clear braces, teeth whitening, dental implants and wisdom teeth removal to create unbelievably beautiful smiles. If you are not happy with your smile, call us at 469-293-1040 today to schedule a smile design consultation.

The vast majority of Flower Mound smile makeover patients have absolutely no regrets about their investment in a stunning smile. There is no physical feature as eye-catching as an attractive smile. When your smile is phenomenal, you smile all the time!

Do you need a reason to smile? Consider a smile makeover from one of the top cosmetic dentists in Arlington TX. See http://www.SmilesBySteve.com for more information and photos.

We look forward to making your smile the best it can be!

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October 28, 2011

Find A Dentist

There are a lot of places to look, but its not always easy to find a family dentist in Flower Mound.

You used to be able to find a dentist just by walking down to the corner of the street in Flower Mound. Like many small towns, there would be a dentist on the corner of ‘north and main’, just up from the fire house, and across from the bakery.

Today, finding a dentist around Flower Mound can take a little more time, and a little more effort. Our local community is spread out a little more, and there is more than one option for finding a general dentist here in Flower Mound.

Let’s look at a few of the ways to find a dentist in Flower Mound:

The old timers among us still reach for the yellow pages when we look to find a dentist in our community. The yellow pages have been a standard for dentists since the beginning, and are a quick way to get a good list of local Flower Mound dentists.

Studies are showing an ever increasing number of Flower Mound consumers are turning to their Internet connection to find a dentist. To find a dentist online can mean more than just a name and a phone number; many dentists, like us, have additional information on their website that will help you gain a better understanding of their practice and the services they provide.

Many people find a cosmetic dentist in the Flower Mound community through printed mailers and flyers that come to your door. Flower Mound dentists spend a lot of money on these types of flyers, which can often carry a discount opportunity or special promotion.

The most popular method used to find a local dentist? …Word of mouth. Studies have shown that people in Flower Mound are more willing to listen to a family member or close friend when it comes to finding a local dentist.

We understand this last point, and make it our job to keep our patients happy, healthy, informed and comfortable during their visit to the dentist. We know if you leave happy, your friends and family in the Flower Mound area will hear about us, too.

If you are looking for a dentist in Flower Mound who specializes in family, implant, cosmetic and sedation dentistry, please give us a call. You can reach us at 469-293-1040.

If you know a friend who is trying to find a dentist in the Flower Mound area, please pass our name along.

We look forward to seeing you both!

PS: For more information, visit our online dental website: http://www.smilesbysteve.com/

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September 23, 2011

Wisdom Teeth Checkup in Flower Mound

Wisdom teeth usually come in between ages 16 and 24 for people in the Flower Mound community. While not always troublesome, it is important to learn as early as possible whether your wisdom teeth are coming in sideways, or otherwise impacting your other teeth.

Checking your wisdom teeth in Flower Mound is a simple and painless process, and can save you trouble down the road.

Our practice, ‘Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry‘, works with patients from ages 20 to 80, and our friendly with advanced treatment staff can help you determine whether your wisdom teeth will need to be extracted. We can also help you determine whether your wisdom teeth will require advanced care, or if a simple procedure can solve the problem.

Wisdom teeth can be painful, and we don’t like pain at Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry, It’s our goal to give you the best care and attention when checking your wisdom teeth.

If you are in the Flower Mound area and need to have your wisdom teeth checked, please stop by our office at 1901 Long Prairie Rd in Flower Mound. We also service the greater Dallas area.

We specialize in sedation and cosmetic dentistry, and often perform porcelain veneers. We can take a look at your wisdom teeth and help you make a healthy decision for your future.

‘Committed to Excellence’, 469-293-1040

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July 8, 2011

Dental Cleaning in Flower Mound

Welcome to the dental practice of Dr. Steven W. Titensor, DDS.

We provide comprehensive full service dentistry for clients in Flower Mound, Coppell, Lewisville, Grapevine and other communities in Texas.

Our friendly with advanced treatment team of skilled hygienists, dental assistants, and administrative staff help Dr. Titensor exceed our clients’ expectations. At Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry, we understand the value of a healthy and beautiful smile.

We are dedicated to providing each client with personalized care in our state-of-the-art dental practice. We will take dental digital x-rays of your teeth to see how healthy they are.

Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry is located at 1901 Long Prairie Rd., Flower Mound, TX. For more information about our staff, see http://www.smilesbysteve.com/about.html.

If you have an attractive Flower Mound smile, we can help you keep it that way with professional deep cleanings and thorough examinations. We set the standard for preventative general dentistry in the greater Flower Mound area.

If it has been a while since you have received a professional dental cleaning in Flower Mound, call 469-293-1040 today to schedule a cleaning with one of our friendly hygienists. Your teeth will feel amazingly clean, silky and smooth after the chalky plague and calculus is removed.

Whether you need an examination or a complex dental surgery, at Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry we’ll get you smiling again! We also offer cosmetic dentistry services for those wanting to improve their smiles.

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July 1, 2011

Flower Mound Dental News: Poor Oral Health And Heart Disease

Attention Flower Mound dental patients: brushing twice daily may help lower your risk of heart disease. Texas scientists, dentists, and cardiologists have known for many years that there is a link between inflammation in the mouth (gum disease) and heart problems. However, a recent study analyzed oral health habits and heart disease risk. Science Daily reported on the study which was published in the British Medical Journal.

I quote from the Science Daily article:

“The authors, led by Professor Richard Watt from University College London, analyzed data from over 11,000 adults who took part in a Scottish Health Survey. The research team analyzed data about lifestyle behaviors such as smoking, physical activity, and oral health routines.”

“Once the data was adjusted for established cardio risk factors, the researchers found that participants who reported less frequent toothbrushing had a 70 percent extra risk of heart disease compared to individuals who brushed their teeth twice a day.”

I am Dr. Steven W. Titensor DDS of Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry. The Scottish survey is one of many that confirms the link between oral health and overall health. Simply put: you aren’t healthy unless your gums and teeth are healthy.

It doesn’t matter if you are a lean Flower Mound distance runner with a pulse of fifteen beats a minute and a blood pressure of 100 over 60. It doesn’t matter if you are a Dallas vegan who has eaten a nutritionally balanced, low-fat diet for the past five years. If you have inflamed gums and tooth decay, you are at risk for problems in other areas of the body.

The phone number for Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry is 469-293-1040. If you have concerns about your oral health, I invite you to schedule an examination today.

Perhaps your teeth and gums are healthy but you wish your smile was more attractive. We can help you there also with a smile redesign. Porcelain veneers, dental crowns, inlays/onlays, and clear braces are all available to solve any cosmetic problems you wish to correct.

If you have a small child who has not visited a family dentist in Flower Mound yet, now is the time. My friendly with advanced treatment team and I will help keep your child’s smile beautiful for life.

To read the entire Science Daily article, see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100527204227.htm

Or call us at 469-293-1040 to learn more.

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May 20, 2011

Tooth Ache Pain The Size of Dallas

Patients often come into our Coppell, Texas cosmetic dental practice and complain about ‘a toothache the size of Dallas’. I understand this kind of pain, and realize that when you describe it like that, it really hurts. I can help.

Tooth ache pain for anyone in Coppell can be unbearable. At the very least, toothache pain can cause you to avoid eating certain foods, certain temperatures, and even talking. Severe toothache pain can be downright debilitating, forcing patients to go to extreme measures to alleviate the pain.

Around Coppell, the most common causes of a tooth ache include tooth infection, decay, injury, and loss of a tooth. Tooth pain can also occur after a tooth has been extracted, or after an oral surgery involving anything from a tooth or your jawbone.

I can help you better understand the source of your tooth ache pain, and in most cases can provide a nearly immediate remedy. In severe cases, we are equipped to council you on a variety of resolutions.

Of course, the best way to avoid tooth ache pain is to visit your Coppell general dentist often, and to care properly for your teeth including the regular regimen of brushing and flossing.

If you are experiencing tooth ache pain, and just can’t stand it any more, please give me a call; I am standing by to help. We offer sedation dentistry for patients who are fearful of dental work.

-Dr. Steven W. Titensor, DDS

469-293-1040

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April 28, 2011

Have A Large Cavity In Your Tooth?

When general dentist Dr. Steven W. Titensor of Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry in Flower Mound repairs a tooth that has decay or damage, the procedure chosen often depends on the location of the problem. (We’re talking tooth-specific locale here; it doesn’t matter whether you live in Coppell, Lewisville, or Grapevine.) If there is a chip, crack or cavity on the biting surface of a tooth, an onlay or inlay is often used to restore the tooth.

Inlays and onlays are a restorative dentistry procedure used successfully at Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry. They are usually bigger than a conventional filling yet smaller than a complete crown. An inlay is used to fill an area inside the cusp tips or bumps of a tooth. An onlay covers an area that includes more than one cusp.

At Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry, the inlays and onlays we place for our clients are indistinguishable from their natural teeth. General dentist Dr. Steven W. Titensor has the finely-honed eye for detail and complete mastery of dental aesthetics to create an exact match.

Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry inlays and onlays:

Are stain resistant
Do not cause tooth sensitivity
Are beautifully matched to natural teeth
When bonded to the tooth, they strengthen the tooth and prevent further decay or damage

Call 469-293-1040 to book a cosmetic dental consultation today.

We’ll help you keep your smile happy and healthy!

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March 31, 2011

Preventing Gum Disease at Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry

Run your tongue along the gumline behind your lower front teeth. Do you feel a ridge? This is probably tartar or dental calculus.

Even if you brush and floss regularly, plaque and tartar can gradually accumulate. If not removed, these bacteria-breeding substances cause the gums to become irritated and swollen. Eventually, the gums become detached from the tooth, creating a ‘pocket’. This creates a new space for plaque and tartar to grow. In advanced stages of periodontal disease, the toxins created by the bacteria literally rot the gum, teeth and bone.

At Titensor Family, Implant, Cosmetic & Sedation Dentistry in Lewisville, we perform the most thorough dental cleanings possible. Gum disease can be reversed in its early stages.

Our goal is to help our Lewisville dental patients prevent gum disease before any damage occurs. Cleanings include root planing and periodontal scaling. Scaling removes the plaque and calculus above and, especially, below the gumline where your toothbrush cannot reach. Planing smoothes root surfaces so it is more difficult for plaque and tartar to accumulate and grow. It also creates a healthy surface for the gums to reattach to the root if necessary.

To schedule a deep cleaning, call our family dentistry practice at 469-293-1040. We are located at 1901 Long Prairie Rd., Flower Mound, TX. In addition to providing comprehensive dental cleanings, we create mega-watt smiles for cosmetic dentistry clients in the Lewisville area. See http://www.SmilesBySteve.com for more information about our state-of-the-art dental practice.

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February 24, 2011

Top Reasons To Visit Your Flower Mound Dentist

Top Ten Reasons To Visit Your Local Flower Mound General Dentist:

Check Up; it’s time, and this is the best way to avoid dental problems.
Clean Up; our dental hygienist is ready to give you a super clean smile.
Brush Up; if it has been a while since your last dental visit, it’s probably time to come in to learn about the new options we have for dental care.
Avoid pain; if you have dental pain and have been putting off a trip to the dentist, come in now. We specialize in relieving dental pain.
Fillings; we can find and fill all your dental cavities in almost no time at all. This will help you avoid more painful problems down the road, and helps ease some of those sensitivities to hot and cold.
Avoid gum disease; we can assess the health of your gums and suggest treatments or practices that are available to help you improve the health of your gums.
Ready for a whiter smile? We can help. We have tooth whitening options available that will brighten your smile and make your teeth whiter.
Tooth replacement; If you are missing a tooth, we can help restore your smile with the latest in tooth replacement technology.
Cosmetic dentistry is something everyone is considering to make improvements to their smile. We can help you assess the options and learn more about the possibilities of cosmetic dentistry.
Confidence: Nothing brings you more confidence than when you know you have a bright and beautifully healthy smile.

I’m Dr. Steven W. Titensor, and I am a dentist in the Flower Mound, Texas community. If you are ready for professional dentistry, please give our office a call.

Give us a call at 469-293-1040, or visit us on our website at http://www.SmilesBySteve.com

I am a member of the The Crown Council. www.CrownCouncil.com

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