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Price difference between regular braces and lingual
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:33 am
by SunshineRay
I am searching for places that do the lingual braces in my area and was curious what your experience was with the difference in price.
Re: Price difference between regular braces and lingual
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:28 am
by kennyandrew85
When i first got braces I was convinced I wanted lingual to hide them.
There was only 1 local dentist that offered the service and the price was £6000
I should mention my ceramic/standard braces cost £2800
Re: Price difference between regular braces and lingual
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:39 pm
by Tobilei
I got all clear braces for $6000ish. My ortho told me he hadn't offered me the lingual one's because they're so much more expensive than what I got. I didn't bother to ask!
Re: Price difference between regular braces and lingual
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:34 pm
by Ciara
I would have paid about $3000 more for lingual but my ortho and dentist both said they cause a lot of speech problems and since I'm a university lecturer, I have to be able to speak clearly. I went with ceramics instead.
Re: Price difference between regular braces and lingual
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:26 am
by hazybubbles
Lingual are more expensive because each bracket is shaped to the back of the tooth. They seem to cause a lot of speech problem so even if people can't seem them they probably wonder why you are lisping all the time! Linguals also can't be used in all cases.
Re: Price difference between regular braces and lingual
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 2:10 am
by elainek
I was 100% sure that I was only getting linguals before my first consultation and was quoted €8,000 with 4 extractions. The second ortho said she could do my treatment without extractions but only using metal/ceramic braces and it would be €4,500. I went with the second ortho, more because of the extractions issue but saving €3,500 was a nice bonus too!
Try to get as many consultations as possible - you'll be surprised how your priorities change!
Re: Price difference between regular braces and lingual
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:46 am
by SunshineRay
Thank you all! I am going for my second consult today to a place that doesnt offer lingual but I did find a few in my area that do.
Re: Price difference between regular braces and lingual
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:05 pm
by bmueller
I found linguals cost about $3k more than ceramic.
Re: Price difference between regular braces and lingual
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:42 am
by Undecided
It depends on where you go. Having seen three orthos, I was quoted round about £4000 for upper and lower ceramic braces. The price for Incognito lingual braces ranged from £7500-£9500. (I have bite issues and I'm based around Central London/Canary Wharf, hence the massive bill.) One ortho quoted me £6500 for upper linguals and lower ceramic.
Metal braces were closer to £3000.
I recommend staying away from big city orthos if you want to keep the costs down!
Not sure where you are...£1 = $1.58 (US) or €1.34 at today's exchange rate.
ETA: These prices include all appointments and post-treatment retainers but exclude extractions.