Reviewed by Dr. Maureen Wood, DMD · Updated September 2026
Spark Clear Aligners offer a discreet, removable way to straighten your teeth without brackets and wires. Each series of aligners is custom-designed to gradually guide your teeth into their planned positions while fitting comfortably into your everyday life.
At Rochester Family Orthodontics, Dr. Maureen Wood personally evaluates your smile and develops a customized Spark treatment plan based on your individual needs and goals. Throughout treatment, she’ll monitor your progress and make adjustments as needed to help keep your smile moving in the right direction.
Spark Clear Aligners are designed with advanced aligner material that is clear, comfortable, and resistant to staining. Because they’re removable, you can continue eating the foods you enjoy and brush and floss normally throughout treatment.
Spark can be a great option for teens and adults who want an orthodontic treatment that fits naturally into a busy, active lifestyle.
Dr. Wood has more than 10 years of experience providing clear aligner treatment and continues to stay current with advances in aligner technology and treatment planning.
Every smile is different, which is why your treatment begins with a personalized evaluation. Dr. Wood will carefully assess your teeth and bite, listen to your goals, and determine whether Spark Clear Aligners are the right treatment option for you.
Your complimentary consultation is the first step toward understanding your treatment options and creating a plan designed specifically for your smile.
Schedule Your Complimentary consultationNo messy traditional impressions are needed. Our Medit intraoral scanner creates a detailed 3D digital model of your teeth and bite quickly and comfortably.
These digital records help Dr. Wood plan your treatment with precision and can be used to create customized orthodontic appliances, including Spark Clear Aligners and retainers.
Digital treatment planning also allows Dr. Wood to visualize tooth movement and show you a simulation of how your smile may change throughout treatment.
Clear aligner treatment at our office uses the same fee structure as braces: most limited cases range from $2500-$4500 and comprehensive treatment from $5500-$7500, with in-house financing bringing payments as low as $150 per month. Dr. Wood does not upcharge for aligners. She always recommends the option that is best for her patients and wants to take price out of the equation. Your exact fee comes from your free consultation.
Aim for 22 hours a day, meaning aligners come out for meals and brushing and go right back in. Wear time is the single biggest factor in whether your treatment finishes on schedule. Aligners sitting in a case don't move teeth.
Both are clear aligner systems, and Dr. Wood treats with both. Spark is made from a newer material that's more clear, stains less, and tends to be more comfortable, while Invisalign is the system Dr. Wood has been a certified provider of for over ten years. At your consultation she'll recommend the one that fits your case, not the one with the bigger ad budget.
Usually, yes. Aligner materials and planning have improved enough that in the right hands almost any case can be treated with clear aligners, and a few bite issues actually respond better to aligners than to braces. The honest answer for your mouth comes from a scan: Dr. Wood will tell you at your free consultation whether aligners alone can get you there or whether she'd combine them with braces.
Yes, because you take them out to eat. Nothing is off the menu, which is one of the big differences from braces. The one rule: only plain water while aligners are in. Coffee, tea, and anything sugary stains or pools under the plastic, so aligners come out, you enjoy it, you brush or rinse, and they go back in.
Call us at (585) 371-6652 and we'll tell you whether to move to your next aligner early, step back to your previous one, or order a replacement. Don't just wait it out; a few days without wear is enough for teeth to drift.
Yes. Teeth try to drift back for the rest of your life, and a retainer is what protects the result you just paid for. Dr. Wood will set you up with retainers at the end of treatment and tell you how often to wear them, typically nightly at first and less often over time.
Yes. Aligners for teens work the same way, with compliance indicators available for parents who want proof the 22 hours are happening. Whether a specific teen is a good fit comes down to the case and the kid, which is exactly what the free consultation sorts out.
Because aligners move teeth whether or not anyone is checking the result. With Dr. Wood, every case starts with X-rays and a scan, she plans the movements herself, and she sees you through every step. Mail-order kits skip the diagnosis, and correcting a bite that moved wrong costs more than treating it right once.
