what's the cost of your braces?

[seriousthinker]

1.Where are you located? UK
2. How much are you paying for your braces? Inclusive of upper arch brace, consultation, retainer and starter pack £2400
3. What kind of braces do you have? Clarity Self Ligating
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 12-14 months

[loz876]

1.Where are you located? UK
2. How much are you paying for your braces? Free, covered by the NHS as I'm under 19
3. What kind of braces do you have? Metal
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18 months (had them 28 months, will have them off in January!!)

[Ellebraced]

1. Where are you located? Vancouver, BC , Canada (actually Okanagan area)
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $400 fees plus $6800 total inc retainers and follow up, NO INSURANCE, but least its an income tax write off ( Lower jaw surgery would be another $4,000 but will not do unless covered by medical)
3. What kind of braces do you have? (ceramic, metal) will get Ceramic uppers, metal lower
4. What is your estimated time in braces?[/quote] 24 months +/-

Glad to see this price is about the same every all over the world with a few exceptions for you lucky people. I was hoping for $4k max, guess I had no idea, Oh well its just $$ and it will be worth it in the end

[Plumcore]

1. Where are you located? Romania, Bucharest
2. How much are you paying for your braces? 4000 RON, which is around 930 euro, got a discount of 1000 ron because i paid upfront for both before they go in. Also should mention it is a private office.
3. What kind of braces do you have? (ceramic, metal) metal, upper and lower
4. What is your estimated time in braces?Hmm, ortho said around 2 and a half years.

[mishmish]

1. Where are you located? Israel
2. How much are you paying for your braces? 11,250 shekels or 2,900 USD. This includes: molds, pan x-rays, braces, retainers, and follow ups for 6 months.
3. What kind of braces do you have? self0ligating metal, rubber bands in the future (ick)
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 16-20 months
I was told that ortho treatment is cheaper here, though I have no idea why. But clearly it is.

[tashay1985]

1. Where are you located? Manhattan, Kansas U.S.
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $4810.00 & I also had to pay a portion of my tooth extractions which cost $360
3. What kind of braces do you have? Ceramic uppers, traditional metal lowers
4. What is your estimated time in braces? I was told about 18 months, but my chart says up to 24 months possible.

[Epurica]

Plumcore, glad to see there are other people from Bucharest here :)
1. Where are you located? Bucharest, Romania
2. How much are you paying for your braces? 6800RON ( about 2125$ or about 1600EUR) - had a 20% discount because both me and my fiance are getting braces.
3. What kind of braces do you have? Will get transparent ones on both upper and lowers (gotta be a bride next year :)
4. What is your estimated time in braces? Ortho said about 1,5-2 years...

[MarciLouWho]

1. Where are you located? Washington State, US
2. How much are you paying for your braces? Full orthodontic treatment (X-rays, etc.) total cost $5340.00, less $1250.00 insurance one-time payment.
3. What kind of braces do you have? Full upper and lower stainless steel
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 24 months

Very interesting!

[drgnchsr36]

1. Where are you located? San Diego, CA
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $6292, but $1500 is covered by insurance
3. What kind of braces do you have? ceramic on top, metal on the bottom
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18-24 months

[trampswife]

1. Rural Utah
2. 1125 after discounts and 2 different insurances 5100 before
3. old school metal.
4. 15-18 months.

[mas604]

1. Where are you located? (city, state) St. Louis, MO
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $8295 after 8 extractions
3. What kind of braces do you have? (ceramic, metal) Damon self-litigating (ceramic, partial metal) on front 6 on top and bottom and metal on rest
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 3-4 years

1) Canada, Vancouver, BC
2) $8478 but includes my expander too which I think costs $2000.
3) Metal braces
4) about 24 months

[gtrguy2886]

1. Where are you located? (Denver, Colorado)
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $5,800
3. What kind of braces do you have? Getting metal braces soon.
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 32 months.

[2inlove04]

1. Where are you located? Woodbridge, VA
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $5375, monthly payments, ortho does in house financing with no interest
3. What kind of braces do you have? Metal uppers and lowers
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18-24 months

[GRILLZ]

1. Where are you located? Plano, Texas
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $6700 includes retainers, i'm going to get a 5% discount for paying in full.....normal price would be $7205
3. What kind of braces do you have? Metal uppers and lowers
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18-24 months

[Candice]

1. Where are you located? Washington State
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $5200 was my quoted price, including retainers. Luckily I work for my Ortho, so they were free of charge. Nice perk.
3. What kind of braces do you have? Metal uppers and lowers
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 12-16 months