 Most of you already know that I have been on a spark a liner journey for the past year and some change Had some ups and downs so in this video I wanted to break down some of the pros and the cons and things to look out for if you are thinking about getting the Spark aligners or any aligners in general. So first, I want to give you guys a quick little background I have a few videos on my spark aligner and I basically told you guys I was gonna wait until I finish the complete set So just to do a recap on those videos. I went through Four different sets as of this last one Typically you would go through your first set and then get refinements if needed in my case There was a huge setback where my second set of aligners the retainers that were included in that box Had an OC on it and that OC stand for Overcorrecting so what it did was it took my friend to teeth and it started to shift them back now for a person who Never had aligners before it seemed normal to me because I'm thinking my teeth are just shifting But not realizing that these are retainers and they should not be shifting my teeth at all When I first saw the OC on the package, I did reach out to the orthodontist and asked them What should I do? They said wear them as normal. So that is the first thing if you are in the middle of your aligners and you pull out your Set of retainers and you see an OC on it Please call your orthodontist Especially if you are at a place where you would like the way your teeth are or it may need to be slightly adjusted again So repeat that again if you're on your refinement set because typically they don't put that in the first set If you're on your refinement sets and your retainers in that stack has an OC Make sure you are asking your orthodontist what you should do if you feel like your teeth are at a really good place Then I would recommend Keeping on that last aligner if your retainers have an OC on it if it does not have an OC for over-correcting Likely they are just going to keep your teeth in place from that last aligner set All right, so let's get into the pros and let's get into the cons So I'm gonna get into the cons First and then I'll get into the pros and then I'll get into things that you should be looking for I'm gonna pen because I'm gonna be really really detailed I'm trying to make this video not too long But I do want it to be informative for those of you guys who are looking into getting any aligners at all So before I get into the pros and the cons, I'm going to tell you what I Noticed going to this particular orthodontist This time around initially I thought there were only two Doctors at this location. I didn't remember. I knew that they had a second location, but I didn't think anything of it So the first doctor, I'm gonna I don't want to say his race But it was a white white guy a white doctor a white woman and then a black doctor I've never met the black doctor until more recent. So that's because he's at the other location So basically the white doctor the white male doctor He gave me my first set everything was cool. The second set also came from him I want to say But that's when I had the OC on it and over corrected Now when I went back, I Met the lady She is the one who gave me the third set The third set guys is what threw everything off I don't know what they were thinking at the aligner place I don't know what she said over to them because it's her that sends the stuff over. I Was just totally not happy When I came back after that set I saw the white doctor the white male doctor again and he was like oh, are you happy and I was like, uh Everything had changed the bottom jaw Area was facing downwards like I can't even explain like my teeth were going down in the back and up in the front And it was just like this weird thing mind you I stopped wearing them midway through because something was telling me that my jaw was shifting So I stopped wearing them and then I went and I took them completely off because I was just over it I was only supposed to do it for six months and it went further in so I didn't really have any Trust in them anymore at this point. So I said take them off which leads me to the fourth set Right maybe like a month or two after I completed that set the third set I had I was just really frustrated with my teeth I didn't like how they were looking because they changed everything like this is what I'm saying like pay attention to your teeth We don't really know what to look for because they're align is and you would think that they know what they're doing but Everything like everything changed. So I ended up going back. This is a story time guy Just so you guys can't understand why I'm doing what I'm doing. So I ended up going back to get a Another set. I didn't care if I had to pay for them But she said I didn't have to pay because they wanted me to be happy So that's one thing I would say about these this place. They want me to be happy So I went back to go get checked for the next set and that's when I met the black male doctor I was explaining to him. What was the issue? So he gave me another set now Here's the issue it set for it was cool at first He was closing up everything that was looking like it was just Faces on the side like my teeth were going down at the bottom So I'm explaining to each one of them that something happened to my my jaw Whatever they did they moved it downwards. It needs to go back up Which is giving me an overbite like a major overbite. I've never had an overbite So it caused me to get an overbite. That is a con right there Because it changed my bite. Don't know what they were thinking That's what I wanted them to fix my bite and my jaw piece. Okay So now this guy he does a set whatever everything is closed and everything looks good The issue with set four was that the bottom and I'm gonna show pop you popping How the aligners look so one thing you can do I didn't even get into the cons yet One thing you can do is make sure you're looking at all of your Aligners, so let's get into the probe. Let's get into the cons So the first con is they can cause over corrections if your batch of aligners Have an over correcting on the aligners I'm gonna say but definitely on those retainers if your retainers have an OC and your teeth feel fine You might want to stop Call them and not put that set of retainers on if you do that It can cause over correcting depending on how far out your next appointment is with your orthodontist second thing They can mess up is your bite? Again that set for me messed up my bite It literally gave me an over bite like It literally that's what it did. I was really frustrated, but it gave me an over bite So that's something you want to also look at to pay attention to your teeth because what in my head? They're telling me what they see what they see. I'm telling them what I feel because I feel like this is off Okay, and even at one point I was talking a little crooked, okay So when I got that fourth set from the black male doctor, I noticed in that set that the bottom Was going to look a very much so weird. So I went back spoke to the lady doctor And she tells me she could promise me that my teeth are not gonna look like that so in my head I'm saying to myself that is that's not accurate your teeth are going to fit the mold of the aligners So by her telling me that I would not go back to her because she blatantly just lot of my face So I went to him I booked an appointment to go all the way to the other location just to go to that guy He was like, oh my god I was wondering if you were gonna come here and I was like I'm just gonna stick with you and just travel because at this point I don't trust her from what she said and the first the white guy He he was fine But it's something that I noticed on all three of them and I'll pop in a photo too each of them They have different teeth, of course, but when I looked at the website How she tried to do my teeth? It was kind of like her teeth and how the white guy tried to do my teeth like shaving them It's kind of like he's like he doesn't have any canine teeth. It's very weird And then the black male doctor it was more of a natural Smile situation add one more thing in it could also cause your teeth to go up If you're not paying attention to it So I know the tools next to my front tooth Yeah, I know it started to shift this way and I told them because I can feel it So now I have to do another set Okay, because I took them completely up I was like, I we're not gonna have my bottom teeth looking like the retainer that I'm gonna show you guys I don't want that to happen my teeth were never like that. I never had an overbite This is cause this is from these aligners and it's not that I don't recommend it But now I'm getting to that in a second. It's just that I don't know if They are telling people what to look out for we don't know what to look out for when we're going home We're like we have these aligners. We're trusting you to do This the proper way and things are being screwed up. So I Don't know. Well, let's get into some of the pros and then I'll get into some of the things to look out Let's get into some of the pros and then I'm gonna get into things that you should look out for When you are getting your aligners or actively have your aligners if you stay to this part of the video Make sure you are liking the video below first pro is it does work They work they work they work, okay? They move your teeth probably like a quarter of a it's like such a small amount that it moves You can't see it with the naked eye But each week that you are changing your aligners your teeth are shifting somehow You may not see it but trust me it is moving second pro is they are a lot clearer Then the invisible line and to me they look a little bit thinner in my opinion and lower So from the photos and the molds that I saw in the orthodontist The invisible line seemed a little bit higher and a little bit thicker. These are cool for me They were lightweight. I didn't have any major issues with it I can count the times that I had serious pain So the pain does depend on what they are shifting in your mouth, okay? If they're shifting something that does not need to shift pay attention to that so for me It was this tooth over here. I Immediately noticed it because this tooth was not supposed to move so by me continuing is shifted them upwards So now I have to bring them down. This is a lot But it's still a pro though third pro is I didn't really have to like shave down the aligners So they they basically give you a little file to shave down the aligners if they are a little rough around the edges And that's just from the manufacturer cutting the aligners and shaping them to your teeth I think I did it one time. So that was a pro for me They did a really good job at shaving down the top of those aligners to where I didn't have to actually file them down myself Next pro is you can change your aligners every week from my understanding The Invisalign is not like that So I do like this feature when it comes to the spark aligners and that is solely because child cleaning them things is a freaking hassle And if you have any extra like Bumpers inside of it. That's really hard to get in a clean So changing them weekly to me is much more sanitary and I feel like it's just a better option for those of you Who just get tired of having the same exact piece in your mouth for two weeks So changing them weekly is definitely a pro for me and as far as the price I think the price would just vary on your insurance So it was a pro for me because my insurance covered Pretty much half of it a little bit more than half and I just put the rest on the back end So I want to get into some things that you should look out for so this is the part where I think you should grab a pen Jot it in your phone and keep track of these things when you are doing your aligners So the first thing is you want to look out and make sure that your teeth are tracking properly All right And when I mean by tracking that they're moving the way they should if you have space between Your tooth and your aligner like an air bubble you want to use those chewies. They overhear somewhere I don't even know where they are you want to use your chewies and bite down Every single time you put them on I wasn't utilizing mines because my aligners were snapping on But when I go back and get the other set I am going to utilize them every single time I put my aligners on the second thing to look out for is if you feel pain in areas that You don't necessarily Think should be painful Because that is a clear indication that your tooth is moving and that's probably not a tooth that you want to move Again, the tooth next to this one my big tooth. I knew something was happening, but they act like I was crazy I've been through this so many times that I know that something was shifting that wasn't supposed to shift So make sure you are looking out for any additional pain Something that may be really really painful. It may be shifting something that's not supposed to be shifted So during this first set when you go back after you complete your first set and after you wore those retainers Look at your teeth. See exactly what you want to change. What else you need to change Is it one tooth that needs to shift? Is it your bite? Really take your questions and your concerns to your orthodontist that way when they do your refinements They know exactly what to do when they're doing those refinements. So your second set, which would be your refinement set When you start to wear these again Look out for any discomfort in areas where you feel that should not be moving. Okay? Because if that is the case, what will happen is things will start shifting and moving up moving down that shouldn't shift Had I known that something was happening to my jaw? I did stop wearing them, but I wish I would have known Before I started feeling the pain because I think by the time it got to the pain. It was already Done like it already shifted down So make sure you're paying attention to that as well The second thing to do in your refinement section is again making sure your things are tracking properly If something seems off, I'm going to keep saying it call them call them call them Or stop wearing them and wear the same one that you have on. So if it's the last set That didn't cause any issues Do not move to the next tray if that makes sense The third thing is to look out for is in that that refinement set Make sure you are looking out for the oc on your retainer set So on your pack is going to say retainers or something like that. It says something but they tell you If it has an oc question It's police I do not want anybody to go through what I am going through now If you guys look back at my old videos my teeth even looked they looked they was still kind of rounded off Which I liked because that's how my teeth were but now they're like a lot straighter and like Straighter at the bottom because he did some shaving which I really didn't want him to do I didn't mind the curviness of my teeth But that's another thing that you actually need to look at for when you are in your second set That's the last part of that Again, if you are if you have multiple orthodontist at one place If you can stick to the same person, I would say do that. That is what I'm doing now with the black doctor I am traveling to him which is further out but I don't care because he seems to be the only one that is correcting what they did and He's very they I mean they're all pleasant. They really are But he seems to be the one that's fixing it and the lady like I said by her telling me that My teeth are not going to look like a certain thing It just threw me off because your teeth are going to literally sit in the Retain the the aligners. So my final thoughts is would I recommend this to someone? Drum roll I would I still would recommend it. Especially if you don't want to get traditional braces. It's not for everyone I know I can't do it chat. I just know I can't do it I can see if they told me I can just wear like a line across the front in the bottom I do that But I don't even think that's possible But I still would recommend them but with along with all of these things that I said to look out for If you can look out for all of these things, you'll be fine You won't have any issues with your aligners and I think you'll be extremely happy I am just a rare case where something was thrown off from something that one of the orthodontists have put in And I paid attention to it and here we are today So I do get a new set of refined not even refined as they call them a mid Amid adjustment or something like that So they took off all of my attachments I have no attachments on and I have to start all over which I'm okay with stopping where I am And then I'm going to continue with a fresh new set fresh new scan and then we can go from there So I think this is going to be my last set unless my bite is still over because Child I felt like my teeth was like this They was not like that before and they're so nice to me that I can't even be like angry in there Um, but hopefully this guy's going to fix it. He seems like he knows what he's doing The white guy was really good as well. It's the lady, but I just wasn't she just didn't do a good job If you started your aligners, and if you don't know if you want to get them comment below I can give you more details Um, and lastly go to an orthodontist For your service. It's going to be cheaper than going to your actual dentist So thank you guys for tuning into this video. If you stay to the end of this video Please comment cocoa We see you and guys don't forget to follow me on instagram at cocoa styles nyc and cocoa styles ny And my personal style blog cocoa styles nyc And my style services cocoa styles ny.com and I will catch you guys Oh wait, I'm gonna tick tock tick tock cocoa styles nyc and I will catch you guys in the next one. Bye guys