Just curious about everyone's treatment cost

[Melody5]

Mine cost $6,125.75 exactly and my Ortho is in Mississippi. I know sometimes price varies on the state and city. I opted for the clear upper and metal lower. It's pricey but I know in the end it's going to be worth it.

[jaime]

I am paying $6200 minus the $2500 my insurance covers: $3700.

My oral surgeries consultation was $100 and the molds/records fee for my double jaw surgery next month was $800. The surgeries themselves are covered under provincial health care.

I also ended up having to pay for my lower wisdom teeth removals as I had already exceeded my insurance for the year. That was about $900.

So all in all: $5400.

I'm in Canada and feel this is very reasonable.

There is also this forum post from awhile back with a lot more answers. http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... 13&t=46782

[Featheryy1221]

For metal braces and my palatal expander, my cost was $6,200. This includes the cost of my bite splint for after braces (to help prevent my essix retainers from breaking). Supposedly the splint should be covered by insurance and is about $590. So my braces might just be $5,600ish. And I'll get a refund for paying the cost of the splint.

I also had to get my impacted wisdom teeth out. The cost for that was going to be about $3,000. Luckily insurance covered the entire thing!!

If they hadn't though, that's $9,000 just on my mouth! So crazy!!!

[samoorelaw]

$6,895 + an additional $175 for the new Essix bottom retainer I just decided to get. All out of pocket.

[UnevenJAG]

In Australia - $7,500 for approx 24-36 months of treatment. I have clear braces on my uppers but when my lowers go on it will just be stand metal ones I think.
Rebates from my health insurance is $2000 (can only claim up to $700 per annum)

Ontop of that I paid for surgery to expose an impacted canine before braces went on.

[teeebeee]

I never thought I'd be so glad I have such gappy teeth! It means, in the first instance, that I just need the top half dozen front ones moving back into place (not quite as simple as that but sort of). So, I have self ligating ceramic brackets and wires (I think, I don't listen, I just go to my happy place when I'm in the dentist's chair and tune out!) and they're costing £1450. The initial doings were about £175 and I'll need a frenectomy when we're done which, with the retaining wire behind the teeth and the actual removable retainer is another couple of hundred, I think. It should all come in at under 2 grand which I think is the bargain of the century, tbh. If only this treatment had been available at this price years, nay, decades ago! Life would've been different...sad but true.

There is other work that will need doing but my dentist is a wise man and obviously realised that it would be much better to get the cosmetic bit done first and we'll deal with the other bits later when I can fill in the paperwork without shaking! I do have a slightly wonky tooth on my bottom row and, depending how it goes, I may get it fixed. Getting this done is addictive, isn't it? The thought of being able to do a 'proper' smile at my son's wedding in August still thrills me...

T xx

[28monthjourney]

Somewhere between 2000 and 3000 for 28 months of braces in the SF Bay Area!

[bracefaceekimmie]

No insurance, but I'm paying no more then $3000 here in San Diego California. Was quoted 4800+ at alot of places. Good friend recommended this ortho, and saved me tthousands. I haven't gotten the final price, but promises no more than that.

[bangbangprettypretty]

My ceramic braces, expose and bond surgery and two tooth extractions have cost me £300 (for the braces) - bless the NHS!

[lollypop]

I'm in the UK; have ceramic upper and lower brackets, estimated treatment time 18 months, estimated cost approx. £3,600. I understand that also includes permanent retainers at the end of treatment, with tooth reshaping. I guess I'll be covering the tooth whitening myself

Gosh that's much cheaper than mine! I have moderate to severe crowding so thought that's what pushed up the cost for me.

[robgs]

I had my braces for 21 months and was just de-braced yesterday. The treatment cost was about $1,400 here in Arizona. Top and bottom Hawley retainers were $300. All the best!

[LittleSern]

Damon System, 12-18 months, $6300

[PhDGuy]

Damon System, 12-18 months, $6300

Wow, our cost is identical for an 18 month treatment time! I, however, have all metal Damon braces.

[newbite]

I'm happy to see all of the other sixes in here, my braces are a bit more than $6,000, too. I wonder if I could have gotten them cheaper if I shopped around but I decided not to because I wanted a worry-free experience over a money saving one and so far this ortho is delivering! Worry free in terms of wondering if they know what the heck they're doing and if they care about me as a patient. ie, I ask tons of questions and would probably be annoying for a lot of drs but my office treats me like they have nothing better to do than answer my questions. And that's how it should be, I think!

[WiredWeaver]

Canadian here. It's costing me about $6800. I paid a $1000 down payment and have monthly payments for the next 24 months.