Got my price quote!
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:54 pm
Hi everyone!
Some of you might remember me posting about a month ago asking the average price of braces. I went to see an orthodontist last Friday and he said out of 10 (10 being the worst for crowded crooked teeth) I'm a 10. He said not to worry though because he's done work on "11's" and that he enjoys a challenge. He's a younger doctor but I feel really confident in him. Very nice and easy to talk to. My upper palate is very narrow, almost in a v shape. He said I would need to wear braces for 1.5 years, get jaw work done, then wear my braces for another 1.5 years. So in total, 3 years with braces and jaw work. He said I'd be in the hospital for a few days with the jaw surgery and that it takes about a month to recover from. He said it's an incision inside the mouth so there's no scars. It has me worried but I still want to go ahead.
The only problem right now is the price. My quote is $6890 for the Damon braces. Anyone have any experience with these braces? He said they are the best. The monthly payment is very reasonable, $191 per month for 3 years. I'm on maternity leave right now though so it will have to wait for a little bit. I'm racking my brain trying to find ways to come up with extra money to do this though!
Thanks to everyone for their help. I hope to be a regular here soon.![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Kim
Some of you might remember me posting about a month ago asking the average price of braces. I went to see an orthodontist last Friday and he said out of 10 (10 being the worst for crowded crooked teeth) I'm a 10. He said not to worry though because he's done work on "11's" and that he enjoys a challenge. He's a younger doctor but I feel really confident in him. Very nice and easy to talk to. My upper palate is very narrow, almost in a v shape. He said I would need to wear braces for 1.5 years, get jaw work done, then wear my braces for another 1.5 years. So in total, 3 years with braces and jaw work. He said I'd be in the hospital for a few days with the jaw surgery and that it takes about a month to recover from. He said it's an incision inside the mouth so there's no scars. It has me worried but I still want to go ahead.
The only problem right now is the price. My quote is $6890 for the Damon braces. Anyone have any experience with these braces? He said they are the best. The monthly payment is very reasonable, $191 per month for 3 years. I'm on maternity leave right now though so it will have to wait for a little bit. I'm racking my brain trying to find ways to come up with extra money to do this though!
Thanks to everyone for their help. I hope to be a regular here soon.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Kim