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Eureka Smile Center
Jack Griffin, Jr., D.M.D.
18 Hilltop Village Center Dr
Eureka, MO 63025
Phone: (636) 938-6241
Fax: (636) 938-7941
High-quality Cosmetic Dentistry for all of St. Louis County
You can have the smile of your dreams ... what can we do for you?
What is it about your smile that you wish you could improve? At our cosmetic dentistry office in Eureka, Missouri, Dr Griffin and his staff are experts at making terrific smiles ... we work hard to understand your wants and then meld it with your dental needs. Whether it's the latest in porcelain veneers, Lumineers, composite bonding, orthodontics, Invisalign, bleaching, or laser gum treatment we have the experience and expertise you deserve. We serve patients from Eureka, Kirkwood, Fenton, Chesterfield, and throughout St. Louis County and we can help you. Why wait?
As our Gallery shows we pride ourselves on meticulous attention to detail ... look at the way we strive to make the restorations look natural while meeting your smile goals. We have a rare blend of state-of-the-art technology and years of experience to make a smile makeovers seldom matched in the country. We know that the most important aspect of our job is to listen carefully to our patients to be sure that we work to meet their cosmetic wishes. We understand that each patient is unique in their cosmetic wishes and it is our sincere desire to work in with you in meeting your needs.
To this end, we offer a wide variety of procedures to exceed your expectations. We are not limited in our scope of treatment and choices.
Porcelain veneers
Porcelain veneers are the ultimate in enduring beauty. They are unmatched in natural artistry and conservative treatment. Veneers are usually less than one millimeter, like a contact lens, in thickness and are bonded directly to the teeth. They are made from porcelain in the shade that you choose and can instantly correct tooth discoloration, chips, old fillings, misaligned teeth, and other smile deficiencies. They can last indefinitely and with proper brushing, flossing, and dental check- ups they are proving to be some of the longest lasting restorations we can do in dentistry. Since they go only on the outside of the teeth, sensitivity is seldom in issue.
On your consultation visit, we will show your our large gallery of smile makeovers so you can choose what fits your desires. We will then formulate a plan and decide what treatment fits your needs the best. The tooth color, position of the gums, and your bite will be discussed and together we will decide on treatment that will give the most stable long-term results. We used several different porcelain systems depending upon the particular needs of the patient.
For those patients from Eureka, Fenton, Chesterfield, Kirkwood, and throughout St. Louis County demanding the highest level of excellence, we use some of the finest ceramists in the world for our Cosmetic Porcelain Veneers. Although the fee may be slightly higher, they provide a level of beauty that is unsurpassed in the cosmetic dentistry world. Our gallery features a variety of patients with several different porcelain systems. We match patient needs with their cosmetic wants to create a natural beauty and excellence that we expect to last for decades. Because these veneers are extremely thin, less than a half a millimeter, they blend in naturally with the teeth with almost no tooth preparation.
Lumineers are very popular in today's cosmetic world. They are particular brand of porcelain, Cerinate, made by a single lab, DenMat. No preparation veneers have been done by Eureka cosmetic dentist Jack Griffin, Jr., DMD, for almost 20 years and in the correct cases. Conservation of tooth structure is always a priority in our practice. Most patients when asking for Lumineers are really asking for us to do no or minimal tooth reduction which is what we do on every case regardless of the type of lab or porcelain we choose. We only reduce tooth structure when needed and only enough to guarantee an excellent result regardless of which porcelain or lab we use.
CEREC is a technology that allows us to create porcelain restorations in a single visit. This newer technology allows us to create the restorations and place them in the same visit without temporaries, impressions, or second visits. The teeth are scanned into a computer and milled out of high density porcelain blocks in a CAD/CAM system. This smile enhancing method as in our Cosmetic CEREC Veneers and Restorations section of our gallery shows is great for those seeking the ultimate in speed with minimal amount of dental appointments.
Composite veneers
Composite is a resin with glass particles in it. As you will see in our Cosmetic Composite Veneer section in our gallery, these can be as natural and esthetic as porcelain veneers. The teeth require just slight surface roughening and then the material is sculpted right on the tooth surface with various layers. Usually the veneers are finished in a single appointment with a shorter follow up visit for refinements. The result is very natural beauty and is more cost effective than porcelain. In the right case composite veneers can be a great cosmetic option but they are more prone to staining and chipping than porcelain and repairs are the patient's responsibility after the first year.
Tooth Whitening
Perhaps the most popular and cost effective way to make a dramatic smile improvement is with cosmetic bleaching, also known as tooth whitening. As our gallery shows, teeth bleaching can produce dramatic results with minimum investment and effort. There are many factors that contribute to yellow, brown, or gray stains including many of the things we eat and drink, medications, and older dental restorations. After a good exam we will make a plan that best fits your needs.
Because we offer a wide variety of bleaching options, we can come up with a plan and material that best fits your situation. For those people who have sensitivity we offer materials with varying levels of intensity along with desensitizing gels to make the experience as pleasant as possible. We have bleaching systems that give the patient choices according to their desires. Some bleach is meant for over-night use, Night White, while others are meant for shorter durations during the day, Day White. With either method we make a special bleach tray so that the material is placed in very small amounts in just the right position. Depending upon the level of whiteness desired by the patient, we normally see dramatic results in about 2 weeks with touch-ups done by the patient once every 3 months.
We offer ZOOM bleaching to our patients in Eureka, Kirkwood, Fenton, Chesterfield, and throughout St. Louis County for the ultimate in speed and power bleaching. Using a high strength bleach and a power light system, we see several shade changes in about one hour. The bleaching intensity is heightened by the patient with take home bleaching after the ZOOM tooth whitening treatment. This system is the most popular power bleaching system on the market and is a terrific option for those in a hurry for a dazzling smile!
Why choose Eureka Smile Center for your bleaching needs? First of all, store bought materials are weaker than what professionals offer and their trays are seldom as comfortable nor fit as well as dentist made trays. In our office we have the experience and choices in material to make a program to fit your particular needs while we monitor your progress and make changes as needed.
Orthodontics
Orthodontics is perhaps the oldest and most conservative way to make over a smile. It is often overlooked by doctors who only like to place veneers and is always considered in our office as an option for smile correction. Dr Griffin has extensive training in many types of orthodontics including Invisalign, tooth colored braces, and traditional brackets. Our goal is to correct bite problems while straightening the teeth without tooth extraction or headgear.
At Eureka Smile Center, orthodontics is a large part of our practice that serves patients from Eureka, Kirkwood, Fenton, Chesterfield, and all of St. Louis County. We use a variety of methods for correcting spaces, crowding, rotated or missing teeth and do treatment on adults as well as children. We feel we offer the variety of techniques needed to provide a thorough plan to meet your needs, expectations, and speed of treatment desired.
Providing Advanced Cosmetic Dentistry to Eureka, Kirkwood, Fenton, and Chesterfield. What can we do for you?
This is a great time for you to have the smile you have always wanted. Many people don't know of the wonderful advancements in smile re-designing that exists these days nor the speed and comfort in which they can be created. Don't go any longer with teeth that you are ashamed to smile with or that don't look good in photos. Come in and let us put a plan together with you and you will be amazed at what we can do. Contact our skilled cosmetic dentist serving Eureka, Kirkwood, Fenton, Chesterfield, and all of St. Louis County for porcelain veneers, teeth whitening, and other cosmetic dentistry treatments. Why wait?