 Welcome back to my channel guys. It's sugar Coco styles and on this channel. We talk about beauty fashion lifestyle and styling So today guys, I wanted to give you guys a final video on my spark aligners I wrote some things down because I know I have multiple videos up and I'll probably tag them somewhere For you guys, but I really wanted to touch on the entire experience and every single thing in one video I'm going to try my best to find the original photos. There's somewhere in here And then give you guys a new picture And you know what I recommend it for someone who has like a slight change or even someone that has like major changes I need to be done So first I'm gonna start off by by going into where you should go I don't know how to timestamp these videos. So if someone knows you guys can tell me I don't know how to timestamp. I maybe I try to figure it out, but where you should go Okay, so as someone who goes to a out of network regular dentist I've been going to her for shoot since I moved to Atlanta and I go to her because I don't know. It's just like her service now I do have to pay sometimes, but I really like the service there So I'm not gonna change that When I first went to her to get the spark aligners done. I Don't even think she was used in spark I think she was only using Invisalign and here's where it got a little crazy now the price for An out of network provider or dentist is always going to be more money than someone that it's in network, right? so my Insurance was only covering a small portion So I was like, oh and it was $5,500 with her So when I went to the back because I was going for my regular visit My hygienist was like girl You know, we had a network, right? I was like, oh, yeah, and she said, you know, try to find someone that's in network So I said, okay So then I watched the video of someone saying make sure I go to an orthodontist So that is the first thing make sure you are going to an orthodontist And it's because they are You know well educated in that because they do braces and a whole bunch of other stuff, right? So I I Found an in network orthodontist near where I live and they were pretty cool nice people What happened was with them? She told me that my initial visit. She told me that they weren't gonna cover it. So I was like Well, why? So she was like, oh something about an age Range that me not being covered It didn't make sense to me because my out-of-network provider was covering some money It was like a little bit of money like $200. I think it was it was very low So I was like, well, how come you guys not covering anything? So she was like, well, they probably didn't check it, right? No, this is why you have to make sure you are on top of all of your stuff because sometimes these providers they don't do their job when it comes to checking your insurance and I'm just gonna say that so just make sure you're always doubling back. So I called my insurance company And they said um Well, we don't have a record of them calling us So they never called so I told her I said, well, they don't have a record of you guys calling Because it just seems odd that they're not covering anything. She was like, oh, let me call you right back And she told me that there was a new girl tried to blame without a new girl. So that's that that's it So go to an orthodontist That is in network because your assurance will cover the majority of it. So that's what happened I think they were like 4500 or 44 My insurance covered like 20 25 to 35. I know it was a lot of money that they covered, right? So I just maxed it out, which I didn't care so That's the first thing go to an in-network orthodontist that is near you that have great reviews the second thing is So that was the first thing that was where to go and the second thing was coverage Make sure that you are going to an in-network provider That is an orthodontist. The third thing is how long were my how long did I have my aligners for? So for those of you guys who follow me, you know that I did Three different refinements. Okay. I was opposed to have them for six months child I had this for like a year and during my second set of Aligners which was okay because the second set I still felt like my teeth still look like my teeth and My bite was the same and everything so during the second set when they give you your aligners they give you Um retainers at the end of each set the second set of aligners for five minutes my My um, what do you call it? I'm having a brain freeze My retainers Had something written on them that said OC so I didn't know what OC stands stood for So I called and I asked and she said you just wear them the same exact way I don't know in my head. I kept saying does this mean Overcorrecting like I didn't know let me tell you guys it was Overcorrecting my teeth all I know is that every day that I would wake up with the retainers I felt like a little bit of pain and that is because they were trying to like shift my teeth Still move my teeth and there was no way to go so This was Okay, so two things at this orthodontist office. You can see any orthodontist, right? There was a man and a woman it seems like every time the man did my teeth or did something it wasn't As good as the lady. I don't know because she was just a little bit more Debt softer, but he is the one who got me situated for the second set When I called about the retainers they did say to just wear Them regular it was an issue because when I went back and I saw her she was like, oh, no It's like moving so it started to shift these in the front Like back in words, right? So I had to get a third set so she said look this is a third set Go up to trade 10, but they gave me 19 trades and then we can go from there right um So I was like, okay So I waited up to trade 10 and then I went and I was just frustrated to be honest because I was just kind of over it having them on for so long so The I don't know if you guys can see can you guys see how it's like a little up right here You're not supposed to smile like that with your teeth on top of that But before I did the aligners I was able to do that and my teeth were still closed What happened was that second set of aligners it literally Guys it literally gave me it started to change my bite and I was feeling like whoo My jaw was hurting she told me after she realized that it was over-correcting to stay using the same trays I took them suckers off I had them up for like three weeks maybe a month because it was like shifting my jaw When I tell you I felt like It was like it felt heavy. I don't even know if that makes sense. It felt heavy. So now It's like it comes out a little for it doesn't look buck or anything, but it definitely shifted my bite on My teeth I'm stuck with it now because I'm just like they can tell that I wasn't a hundred percent happy And I'll put the name of the place. They weren't bad They weren't bad they were nice, but I would say you just keep on top of it And if you could see the lady, okay, if you can So that changed my bite. So okay, so let's move forward That was a year when I went to take them off, right? I So the guy the man on the dances was there to remove them because I was like I'm frustrated So that is what I said. He said you don't seem too happy There was a new guy that was working in this young black kid and he was like, well, how about you get some braces? Sir, I just had these things for a whole year. So what he did was he shaved I'm gonna come close he shaved them just to smidge it and Made them a little straighter now these are Cricut to me and Oh, let me see if I can focus These were a little crooked. I don't even care anymore. I don't even care. I'm just like so so okay so he takes the buttons off and They they shaped me up for what I'm gonna talk about next on my retainers my final retainers, right? So They shaped me up for my retainers and he cuts it he cuts it down a little bit He just shakes them and then he takes off the buttons My dentist my regular dentist said make sure they take off all of the glue from the buttons because they will leave some Child, let me tell you something. I don't know if it's because he's a man, but they're so he was rough This is why I'm gonna say nothing so When he took them off I kept saying No, I feel it like I didn't have them all over my teeth. So I know what my teeth feel like He's like, well, I don't want to go too far down on your enamel Well, sir, if you guys are this is your job, right? You need to make a person's teeth feel smooth like they were when they came in here I don't want to feel like grit. So it literally felt like you know how you have a file It's that the the hard side of a file. That's how much he felt like it wasn't even like it was just like Like I don't know like it wasn't smooth So when I went back to pick up my retainers my final retainers, which are actually harder than the image lines They look with the spark lines. They look exactly the same, but they're just thicker And they also don't go all the way back to your wisdom teeth if you still have wisdom teeth so when I went back to pick up my Retainer the lady was there and I was like look he I was like he just didn't do a good job Actually was a girl who I was speaking to she said, you know lady doctors here. I was like, okay fine So she was like, let me fix the issue use this little buffer and I was like he didn't even use that So just be mindful of who you are going to and making sure that they're not like short changing you on Making sure that you are good when you leave there after you take those up buttons off because your teeth should not feel gritty Mm-hmm, and they should not feel Rough, okay, so I Want to get my retainers. They are like I said thicker. They do feel funny in my mouth now when it comes to the retainers they do have like a Insurance thing that you can do you pay like six hundred and eighty bucks, whatever it's like So many different retainers you can get they do they do give you your mode if you need to go to another Or the doctors like if you move or something They can just take that and just remake you some retainers. So that's perfect. So you don't want to lose that um Like I said the refinements so that's the retainers the refinements Just if you are in a second set of refinements and I'm on I'm saying the second one because usually you are Going to have to do at least a second one Just make sure you are paying attention to your teeth if you feel pain if you feel pain When you put your first set of retainers on in that second set of refinements Whoa, I guess okay, so if I have three I'm gonna say my second set If you are feeling any pain with that second set of retainers if you have that OC on that package Pay attention the immediate next morning when you take them off If you feel some pain Then you should go to your orthodontist because what that is doing that is trying to shift your teeth And there is nowhere for them to go. So if you keep them on is going to start shifting them backwards So pay attention to that That's my biggest tip on this video and this is so you don't have to go to do a third set. So again Once you have your second set of aligners, right when you are done and you have to put on that second set of Retainers from that second set in the morning of the next day the morning of the next day I mean you take them off if you feel any tightness of your teeth feel like they're hurting Go to your orthodontist and then let them know that your retainers are hurting because they should not be hurting all right, so I'm gonna try to type that into the Description bar too because that's important just so you don't have to do a third time because honestly you'll be frustrated Um And let me see Okay, so I talked about the removal of the buttons and making sure that they do get all of the glue off Make sure they are buffing your teeth making sure that your teeth are smooth Now when you go back to pick up your retainers if you feel like they did not get it all off Have them do it before you leave and that's it. All right, and the last thing is What I recommended I still would I would I would just say follow these steps and making sure you are paying attention to your teeth You do go to the orthodontist to get checked up. I don't think it's as much as a person with braces However, I do still recommend it just be cautious on that second set And if your retainers say OC on them, it may be over correcting your teeth also Make sure you are going to a orthodontist Um Make sure you are happy with your results Okay, and if your bite is changing and you feel like your jaw is hurting that means your bite is shifting Tell them Otherwise you're gonna end up like me where it's like and she tried to she tried to clean it up by saying Oh, we just want your smile so your teeth to follow Your smile so let me see Right so she's saying like this now they were like that before okay, but am I happy I am Out of a hundred I'm like 85% because it's just weird for me to see like my teeth at the bottom. They just look the shape is different I don't know if you can see it They just shaped a little different, but you know the top is straight. I'm gonna come closer. You see how it looks like I don't know I don't know But I'm gonna try my best to get like some close-ups of this new thing and My first an issue now when she showed me that picture like oh they did they did change they did Where you're okay, so final thoughts Final advice Where you're aligned where your retainers guys? If you do not wear your retainers you would need to go back and nobody's paying That money again so Make sure you are wearing your retainers if you lose them Immediately go ahead and go get new ones made if you can afford it pay for the insurance So you can get multiple throughout the end. I think she said it was like $10 a tray if you lost them so you know, that's cheap, right? And make sure you are not losing your modes So that's just a breakdown where to go the coverage how long I had them the buttons the retainers and refinements the removal of the buttons and What I recommended so let me know if you guys have any questions. I Like I said, I'm not a hundred percent happy because they changed my bites And I know now that my teeth are just like it's just like an awkward shape now Like they just I don't know. I don't know if you can see it, but it's like an awkward shape But all in all, I'm glad that I did it I'm glad that it fixed this tooth over here and this tooth was always like Shaped a little different. Like I said, he did shave it. I'm just gonna come close He did shave it. I'm looking up because Let me see and the light is going in and out. This is my natural lighting He did shave it So this and this so I mean, I think it looks pretty good Not perfect, but like I said, I don't want to get like veneers or anything like that Because my teeth are still very strong and that's important guys. If you have really strong teeth And you just need a little bit of shifting Don't don't don't go get veneers. You don't you don't need it Especially if you just have really good bone density on your teeth There's no need to chop your teeth down and get ones put on over it if you do have like Imperfections that you just hate completely then I would say yeah, I would say yeah But if you have like a little slight change in a shifting that you need to do I definitely recommend them but again following these tips when you are doing it So that is it if you have any questions on it, please comment below I can definitely break down a little bit more if you need to and Yeah, that's it. 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