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1. Where are you located?Sg, small country in Asia
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $4,000 in our currency, which is around US 3200
3. What kind of braces do you have? Full Metal Mini Braces
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 24 months
I'm surprised that braces are so much cheaper in my country than the prices in US
1. Where are you located? Small town in MI
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $5700
3. What kind of braces do you have? I'm getting metal I believe.
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18 months all together for my treatment. 12 months with braces though.
1. Where are you located? Chicago, IL
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $5030
3. What kind of braces do you have? Metal.
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 22-24 months
1. Where are you located? Ipswich, UK
2. How much are you paying for your braces? £3145
3. What kind of braces do you have? Metal lower & getting clear upper next month
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 15-18 months
1. Where are you located? Champaign, IL
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $3,500
3. What kind of braces do you have? Ceramic on top, metal on bottom, SureSmile wire
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 8-10 months
1. Where are you located? Gilbert, AZ
2. How much are you paying for your braces? Insurance paid $2000.00, I'm paying 2400.00
3. What kind of braces do you have? Ceramic on top, metal on bottom
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 15-18 months.
My dentist offered invisalign but I chose to go the orthodontist and non-removable braces because I know me.
1. Where are you located? Edmonton, AB
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $8400 but my out of pocket expense will be $2100. Insurance covers the rest. Includes permanent retainer, normal retainer and 2 years post-brace followup.
3. What kind of braces do you have? Ceramic on top, metal on bottom
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 20-24 months
1. Where are you located? Albany, OR
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $6200 (last time it was $4500 in 1999, and when I was a teenager, $3000)
3. What kind of braces do you have? metal (think I get ceramic on top on the 22nd, not sure yet)
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 1 year plus or minus an unknown time as we won't know until I start with the Suresmile wires (already have had braces a total of 6 years from two previous treatments)
1) Upstate South Carolina
2) I was quoted $2,600 - $600 down and $400/month for 5 months (all out of pocket, ugh)
3) ClearCorrect, like Invisalign
4) 5 months supposedly (we'll see!)
1. Where are you located? Maricopa , Az
2. How much are you paying for your braces? Insurance paid $2000.00, I'm paying 2400.00
3. What kind of braces do you have? Ceramic on top, metal on bottom
4. What is your estimated time in braces?24 months
