what's the cost of your braces?

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icecube
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Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#286 Post by icecube »

Date of info = March 2012.
1. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2. RM 7,500 (approx. US$ 2,500)
3. Damon - upper 10 front ceramic(clear) brackets, the rest metal.
4. 18 months

X-ray = RM80 x 3 pcs on day 0
Impression = RM 50 on day 0
Photos(8pcs) = RM 50 on day 0
A copy of all xrays on CD & photos on print.
The same costs applies again upon completion.

Total costs = RM 8,180

(Braces = DAMON
RM 6,500 for full metal,
Or RM 7,500 for upper front 10 pcs clear ceramic & the rest metal,
Or RM 8,500 for upper front 10 pcs & lower front 10 pcs clear ceramic)

gapsbegone
Posts: 41
Joined: Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:44 pm
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#287 Post by gapsbegone »

1. Where are you located? Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2. How much are you paying for your braces? Free (NHS)
3. What kind of braces do you have? Metal (Only got lowers so far)
4. What is your estimated time in braces? - 2 years

pocketlint
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Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:27 pm

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#288 Post by pocketlint »

1. Where are you located? (city, state)
A: Chestertown, MD.

2. How much are you paying for your braces?
A: $6645 after 5% paid in full discount

3. What kind of braces do you have? (ceramic, metal)
A: Damon Metal

4. What is your estimated time in braces?
A: 18-24 months

Porge
Posts: 28
Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:07 am

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#289 Post by Porge »

1. Where are you located? (city, state)
Sydney, Australia

2. How much are you paying for your braces?
$6800

3. What kind of braces *will* you have? (ceramic, metal)
Ceramic with SureSmile wires

4. What is your estimated time in braces?
12 months

Kingge21
Posts: 6
Joined: Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:45 am

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#290 Post by Kingge21 »

1. Where are you located? London, UK
2. How much are you paying for your braces? £3,400
3. What kind of braces do you have? Clear on upper, Metal on bottom
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 14 - 18 months

Acklay
Posts: 69
Joined: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:21 pm
Location: United States

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#291 Post by Acklay »

Location: Indiana

How much: $4,500

Type: Metal uppers, lowers

Time: 24 months +

purity3d
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Joined: Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:52 am
Location: Peru

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#292 Post by purity3d »

I'm actually in South America, here are my answers:

1. Where are you located? Lima, Peru
2. How much are you paying for your braces? About $300 to start (for the metal) and about $70 monthly for adjustments. I was told it would take approximately 12 to 18 months, so total could be between $1440 and $1560
3. What kind of braces do you have? (ceramic, metal): metal
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 12 to 18 months. I'm at 10.5 months now

GillyWeed
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Location: Toronto

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#293 Post by GillyWeed »

1. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2. $6000
3. Traditional Metal
4. 12-18 months
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Jerseygirl
Posts: 171
Joined: Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:44 pm
Location: New York

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#294 Post by Jerseygirl »

1. Where are you located? New Jersey
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $5200 for everything, records, treatment, permanent retainers post treatment
3. What kind of braces do you have? Ceramic on top and metal on the bottom - traditional brackets with ligatures
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 12-14 months. Cost not based on treatment time - as it's really difficult to estimate for certain.

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Ceramic uppers and metal lowers
Estimated treatment time: 12-14 months

BellaBraces
Posts: 146
Joined: Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:44 am

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#295 Post by BellaBraces »

1. Where are you located? Essex, UK
2. How much are you paying for your braces? £2,500
3. What kind of braces do you have? Six month smiles top and bottom
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 9 months

reallybusybeingdead
Posts: 3
Joined: Thu May 10, 2012 5:02 pm
Location: United Kingdom

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#296 Post by reallybusybeingdead »

1. Where are you located? Fife, United Kingdom
2. How much are you paying for your braces? Free on the NHS
3. What kind of braces do you have? Bog-standard metal uppers and lowers
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 24-36 months, depending on surgery dates

betterlate
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Joined: Sun May 13, 2012 2:09 am

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#297 Post by betterlate »

1. Where are you located? Oxford, UK
2. How much are you paying for your braces? Free courtesy of the NHS, I hope!
3. What kind of braces do you have? Not yet sure as am still at the very early stages.
4. What is your estimated time in braces? Around 24 months, probably. But not yet sure.

Never been more grateful for the NHS I have to say. So lucky.

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NickelNikki
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Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#298 Post by NickelNikki »

1. Where are you located? UK
2. How much are you paying for your braces? £1500
3. What kind of braces do you have? Inman Aligners.
4. What is your estimated time in braces? Not been told my individual time, the over all average is 2 months.
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ShikabaneHime13
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Joined: Mon May 14, 2012 9:49 am
Location: Washington, DC

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#299 Post by ShikabaneHime13 »

1. Where are you located? Washington, DC, USA
2. How much are you paying for your braces? Nothing (Covered by Medicaid, saving me $4,850)
3. What kind of braces do you have? Traditional Metal
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 24 Months

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Mylene
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Location: Carlsbad, CA
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Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#300 Post by Mylene »

1. Where are you located? San Diego County, CA
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $4100 (wish I was on Medicaid!)
3. What kind of braces do you have? Traditional Metal
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 12 Months

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