what's the cost of your braces?

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RedDress
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Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#151 Post by RedDress »

1. Where are you located? Chicago, IL
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $6400 out of pocket. Gosh! that's a lot!
3. What kind of braces do you have? In-Ovation C upper and lower
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18-24 months

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ElectricRose
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Joined: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:37 pm
Location: Canada

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#152 Post by ElectricRose »

1. Where are you located? Toronto, Canada
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $6500 out of pocket :(
3. What kind of braces do you have? Radiance clear top 10 teeth and bottom 6, rest is metal
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18-24 months

realnico
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Joined: Sat Feb 05, 2011 3:18 pm

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#153 Post by realnico »

Location: London, UK
Cost: £5000
Type: All metal
Duration: 12 months so far (I had them placed 14th Feb 2010!). Around 6 months to go!

bedazzlemouth
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Joined: Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:42 pm
Location: New York

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#154 Post by bedazzlemouth »

I'm from New York and my braces cost $3000. at a dental school. I have traditional upper and lower. The price included all records, threatment, retainers and follow up care. My treatment was estimated to be 2-3 years. I have serious crowding and bite issues.

SlimZippy
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Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:44 am
Location: London

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#155 Post by SlimZippy »

1. Where are you located? London , UK
2. How much are you paying for your braces? £3,995
3. What kind of braces do you have? Daemon upper and lower with ICE clear on upper 3-3
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18 months

NY1583
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Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:23 am

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#156 Post by NY1583 »

1. Where are you located?

Seattle/New york

2. How much are you paying for your braces?
Paid $4000 est for 24 mo= treatment in seattle.
Switched ortho's at the end of my treatment and now I'm paying $200/mo ongoing. If you can help it DO NOT SWITCH ORTHOS during treatment=$$$$

3. What kind of braces do you have? (ceramic, metal)

ceramic

4. What is your estimated time in braces?

I've had them for 3.5 years. Too long. I probably have another year to go.

wiredmouth
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Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#157 Post by wiredmouth »

1. Where are you located? Canada
2. How much are you paying for your braces? 6,500 (Candian currency) to my orthodontist for treatment and $1,500 to my oral maxillofacial surgeon (A lot of the surgery costs are covered by my provincial health care!)
3. What kind of braces do you have? Thus far I have Damon braces on my top teeth
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 3 years

ksqtbraces
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Joined: Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:09 pm

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#158 Post by ksqtbraces »

1. Where are you located? Small town central Kansas
2. How much are you paying for your braces? 4300
3. What kind of braces do you have? (ceramic, metal) 6 Ceramic on top and the rest are metal
4. What is your estimated time in braces? Not sure, original estimate was about 1 year.

sarz
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Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#159 Post by sarz »

1. Where are you located? UK
2. How much are you paying for your braces? £1250
3. What kind of braces do you have? metal
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 6 months left.
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lunadali
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Joined: Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:29 pm
Location: California

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#160 Post by lunadali »

In southern california, my all metal braces will be about $3600 for both upper and lower, for approx. 18 mos.

hannahness
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Joined: Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:28 am
Location: Stafford, UK

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#161 Post by hannahness »

1. Where are you located? Stafford (The midlands, UK)

2. How much are you paying for your braces? £1,800 (fixed price so won't go up if I need fillings or treatment takes longer than expected)

3. What kind of braces do you have? Radiance (sapphire) braces on my upper middle 6 teeth and metal on the rest.

4. What is your estimated time in braces? 12-18 months

belenov
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Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:47 pm
Location: ireland

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#162 Post by belenov »

hey. the cost is e3,600. e200 more for ceramics. tghis is for top and bottom. ill be caged for 18 months as a crossbite and openbite are corrected. start friday.

tnstafl
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Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#163 Post by tnstafl »

1. Where are you located? Massachusetts
2. How much are you paying for your braces? $8700
3. What kind of braces do you have? Lingual uppers, ceramic lowers.
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18 months initially. I'm ahead of schedule so it could be as few as 15-16 months.

sniffer
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Joined: Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:14 am
Location: UK

Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#164 Post by sniffer »

1. Chester, UK
2. £2,500
3. Metal upper and lower
4. 18 months

Takako
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Re: what's the cost of your braces?

#165 Post by Takako »

1. Location: Florida, USA
2. Cost: $5,000 if I recall, may have gotten a $500 discount for being a teacher...
3. Type: All normal metal, upper and lower
4. Treatment Length: We're up to just over two years now... I'm expecting them off by this summer.

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