At Smile Innovations Hawaii, we specialize in diagnosing and treating sleep apnea, a serious disorder that causes breathing interruptions during sleep, leading to health complications. Our services cater to both children and adults, with a range of treatments including dental appliances, myofunctional therapy, tongue and lip tie releases, and surgical referrals for persistent cases. Utilizing the latest technology like the FDA-cleared Sleep Image Ring, we offer home sleep testing and collaborate with sleep physicians for accurate diagnoses. Committed to personalized care, we provide various treatments to ensure our patients enjoy restful sleep and improved overall health. Contact us to address your sleep apnea concerns and restore your well-being or visit our Sleep Apnea page for more info.

Are you tired of dealing with the inconvenience of missing teeth? Discover the secret to a seamless smile transformation with dental implants! Dr. Cecile Sebastian in Honolulu, HI invites you to explore the world of dental implants, the modern solution to missing teeth that’s taking the dental world by storm.

Unlike removable partial dentures that can lead to embarrassing moments in social settings or bridges that require the removal of healthy enamel, dental implants offer a permanent, non-slip, and natural-looking solution. Once the implantation and crowning process is complete, they seamlessly blend with your existing teeth, leaving you forgetting they’re even there.

But it’s not just about aesthetics – dental implants also promote long-term oral health. The only real threat to your implant’s longevity is gum disease, so working closely with your dentist to maintain impeccable oral hygiene is essential. Regular flossing and diligent care will help ensure your dental implants stay strong and functional for years to come.

Curious about the straightforward process of getting dental implants? Visit our Dental Implants page for more info or Contact us for a consultation and find out if you’re a perfect candidate for this life-changing dental solution. Don’t let missing teeth hold you back any longer – take the first step towards a brighter, more confident smile with dental implants today!

Why Dental Veneers?

A whole new world is possible when you repair and brighten up your smile with veneers. Countless celebrities and public figures can flash their previously imperfect smiles with pride thanks to custom-designed porcelain veneers. Find out more about this cosmetic treatment, including its benefits and what the appointment for veneers entails. Cecile Sebastian, D.D.S.

A Miracle Smile with Veneers

It doesn’t matter if your front teeth are too small, darkly discolored, chipped, or broken. Veneers can make them all look the same—white, smooth, healthy, and evenly shaped. You might feel like some kind of miracle has been performed when you look at your smile after your treatment is finished. The veneers are set on top of your natural teeth and will stay bonded there for years.

More Veneer Benefits.

There are plenty of benefits to consider when you’re making this important decision about your teeth:

•  Veneers can protect your teeth from future damage and staining.
• Veneers and the bonding dental cement are color-matched to look natural with the rest of your smile.
• With veneers, only a small amount of enamel will be removed from each tooth.
• Your self-confidence and self-esteem increases.

Veneers: A Relatively Simple Cosmetic Treatment

Compared to getting braces, which could take years to give you acceptable results, veneers are a relatively quick and simple way to improve your smile. If you have an urgent upcoming affair, there’s a good chance that your treatment will be completed in time. One appointment is set to prepare the tooth and take an impression, and another is required to perform the bonding procedure. For smaller cases they may be done in the same day.

A New Smile with Veneers

With dental veneers, you can have the high-quality smile that you’ve always imagined having without a long wait.  Please feel free to contact us to set up an appointment.

Why Is Cosmetic Dentistry So Popular?

A smile is a way of telling someone we’re happy, we’re pleased to be in their company, or that we’re having a good time. It’s a greeting and an important social cue. So if you feel like you have to hide your teeth from others, it can affect how you interact with the world. Cosmetic dentistry allows people with even the most discolored or damaged teeth to see a huge improvement with their smiles.

Cosmetic Dentistry Treatments

Here are some of the most common treatments offered:

• Veneers (cover the front of the teeth to make them look whiter, straighter, and smoother).
• Crowns (cover the whole outer enamel of an imperfect tooth).
• Dental implants (permanent tooth replacements).
• Gum surgery (to fix “gummy” smiles).
• Cosmetic fillings (fixes cavities with tooth-colored matter).
• Cosmetic bonding and contouring (for minor cracks and chips in the teeth).

Benefits of Cosmetic Dentistry

You never know just how much of an impact a beautiful smile can have on your life until you have one. People look at you differently and your self-confidence increases significantly. Here are a few other benefits of cosmetic dentistry:

• Modern cosmetic solutions last for many years—sometimes decades.
• Cosmetic procedures can shave years off your appearance, making you look and feel younger.

The Road to a New and Improved Smile

The way to a better smile starts with a consultation please feel free to visit our Cosmetic Dentistry page for more info or  contact us to set up an appointment.

We are pleased to offer our patients CEREC restoration services – a superior method of creating custom designed, color matched and highly durable ceramic restorations right in our office. From simple fillings to full crowns, CEREC delivers the results you need in a single appointment.

Why CEREC?

•  Single visit convenience – no temporaries
• No uncomfortable impression trays
• Beautiful esthetics – color matched ceramic
• Enamel-like materials – natural look and feel
• Clinically proven – millions of successful restorations worldwide

For more information on CEREC Restoration, please call (808) 537-2880 or contact us online.

A CHANGE FOR THE HAPPIER

Solea is a dental laser that replaces the dental drill in some of procedures in our practice. Because more than anything, we love to see you smile.

WHAT IS SOLEA?

Solea is the first CO2 dental laser system cleared by the FDA for hard and soft tissue procedures. It offers a unique wavelength guided by sophisticated computers to deliver virtually painless dental procedures for both teeth and gums from simple cavities to complex surgeries.

WHY SOLEA?

The majority of smaller fillings in our office are done with no shots. Anesthesia-free procedures represent a major leap forward in dentistry. What does that mean for you, our patients? You are now able to receive the care you need in a fraction of the time. When patients have anesthesia they typically leave the office with that numb feeling still prevalent. With Solea, you are able to go right out to lunch or back to work without that numb sensation following your appointment. Solea is truly changing what it means to go to the dentist.

For more information on Solea, please call (808) 537-2880 or contact us online.

Dexis digital x-rays are an extremely progressive addition to our dental office. Digital x-rays are computer generated images. These images require up to 75% less radiation than with convention film type x-rays. X-ray projections appear on computer monitors within a few seconds in full view. The computer allows enlargement, highlighting, magnifying, inverting, clear viewing, and contrasting of x-ray photos, so that you can view your teeth at the same time.

For more information on Dexis digital x-rays, please call (808) 537-2880 or contact us online.

The newest equipment and the latest in dental technology to offer the best care to our patients in our office is Axeos. Axeos is a dental CT scan which provides us with 3-D data to help with improved patient diagnosis. You are seated in an open environment and the procedure can be done in our office, which means no trips to the hospital. The scan takes 20 seconds and gives off less radiation and costs less than medical CT scans.

For more information on Axeos, please call (808) 537-2880 or contact us online.

With this Laser ,we can perform many surgical procedures in-office with very little or no bleeding and very little or no post-operative pain. Because of this, restorative procedures may also be performed on the same day.

Other uses for our laser include: elimination of canker sores, gum disease treatment, gum plastic surgery, preparation prior to mold taking for crowns and bridges, removal of muscle attachments and many more. Once again, the benefits to you, the patient, are in the increased quality of care received and painless techniques the laser provides.

For more information on Solea, please call (808) 537-2880 or contact us online.

Finding cavities using an “explorer” has not changed much since the 1800’s. Using this technique, many cavities are found at very late stages where large fillings or more expensive inlays and on-lays are necessary. Sadly, nearly 20% of children between 2 and 3 years old have tooth decay and 80% of young people have had a cavity by age 17. New techniques and protocols needed to be developed to detect disease earlier and stop the decay. The newest technology available is a laser fluorescence cavity detector called the Diagnodent, available in our office. A light is shone on the teeth and fluorescence emitted by decay is quantifiably measured and found in very early stages so that fillings may not be necessary and simpler sealants may help stop the decay and preserve tooth structure.

For more information on Laser Detection of Cavities, please call (808) 537-2880 or contact us online.

The muscles in your temple and forehead area play an important part in the way your jaw is positioned and how your jaw closes. If your bite is not right it could lead to abnormal tension in these muscle, a possible cause of tension headaches. The bite remains tense for long periods of time if not corrected and the muscles do not get a chance to rest which leads to poor circulation and pain.

The K-7 allows Dr. Sebastian to evaluate the state that the muscles are in as well as other factors that may be affecting the bite. The K-7 is a computer which helps Dr. Sebastian measure and study the full range of motion of the jaw in three dimensions. The computer records where your jaw is being held in relation to the upper teeth and can measure the activity of the muscles that control the jaw in its relaxed position as well as its functional positions. Dr. Sebastian then can use the K-7 to determine if your bite is in its optimal position, rather than relying on your current bite position as being the best bite for you.

For more information on Physiologic Aesthetics, please call (808) 537-2880 or contact us online.