Just curious about everyone's treatment cost

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#31 Post by **MrPlenty** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:25 am

$5850 19months. Damon Braces full metal. $1500 down payment. $234 monthly. All out of pocket

#32 Post by **lazarus** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:25 pm

My total cost is 4400€, 100% out of pocket. I could have saved myself 250€ by opting for metal braces instead of ceramic, but vanity got the better of me, and since I already pretty much look like I'm 16, I wanted to avoid looking even younger as much as possible.

#33 Post by **mrscetrone** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 8:08 am

About $5600 for 18-24 months. I have the traditional metal braces. My insurance pays $1500.

#34 Post by **gabriella36** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:56 pm

I seem to be toward the expensive end of the spectrum. Quoted $7450 for ceramic upper and lowers, $1500 down, $247 / month for 24 month in the Pacific Northwest. I went to three consultations and all orthos were within a few hundred dollars of each other, none under $7k.

#35 Post by **ugh** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 12:06 am

I live in Australia and my metal braces will cost $7300 + around $2000 for oral surgery for my impacted canines.

#36 Post by **Wolfy** » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:50 pm

I am in Australia and had 5 different consultations before deciding on an ortho I feel comfortable with.

The one I am going with is $7350 (AUD), estimated treatment time of 18-24 months.
That's for top and bottom self-ligating braces: at least 6 ceramic (Damon clear) brackets on top front teeth (ortho said I can have 6-10 on top if I like, and I *think* he said cost would be same regardless) and the rest metal (Empower).
Includes all appointments, wire snipping, emergency appointments, bracing and removal, moulds, retainers, and check ups for 2 years after removal of braces ('retention care').

If I went with ALL metal (self-ligating), it would have been $500 less.

This price is not including any surgery (which I'm not having, at least at this point) or extractions (which I am having.. :P). Xrays were not included either, but I didn't have to pay for them as I went to a bulk-billing place and they were fully covered under Medicare (Australian health system). Unfortunately though Medicare does not cover braces/extractions at all (as far as I know), and I don't have private health insurance, so it's all out of pocket for me.

#37 Post by **41twinsmom** » Sat Jul 04, 2015 11:32 am

I am 41, in Central Florida. Treatment with palate expanders and metal braces for 3 years total time is $6200.

#38 Post by **leelou905** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:52 am

I'm having metal braces both arches for two years with canine substitution (no lateral incisors) with perm retainers and removable ones for £3200 total.

#39 Post by **currystained** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:12 am

Honestly, I'd have paid more if I were happy with the orthodontist. Although mine is a little, er, 'dry', he seems pretty good in terms of treatment. But equally I can see that paying a higher cost for someone you get on with and trust is a good thing. It's a pretty tough treatment.

#40 Post by **kelly88** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:18 pm

Mine is costing roughly £2800 (I don't have the paper work near me and I'm too lazy too look haha but it's around that). I paid a £400 deposit and I'm paying £130 a month. I have traditional metal braces.

#41 Post by **LH2015** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:24 pm

£2800 for ceramics on top only including all consultations and post brace cleaning and whitening.

#42 Post by **LH2015** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:26 pm

That also includes reatainers and tooth shaping, I should add.

#43 Post by **woldie** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:09 pm

Re: Just curious about everyone's treatment cost
Postby robgs » Sun May 17, 2015 6:01 pm
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!

Hi robgs, that is a great price. Do you mind sharing the orthodontist you go to? I am in Arizona also, thanks.

#44 Post by **samoorelaw** » Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:20 pm

$6,895 for the first round of braces including retainers and a year's worth of retention visits. Second time around, I'm being charged a retreatment cost of $3,880 for approximately 12-18 months, plus retainers and a year of retention visits.

#45 Post by **tidalwave14** » Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:39 pm

I live in Houston and my out of pocket cost is just under $4k. This is for metal braces for 20 months, all appointments + 2 years of aftercare. Plus a free Oral B electric toothbrush!