Cost

My husband just got an estimate of $6600 from NJ. That seems outrages. Does it pay to shop around?

Thats seem a bit high, but worth it... Have you heard of the new Invisalign Express? Supposed to be out soon and be half the price...

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My total treatment is 6,000.. suppose to be about 30 months of treatment.. I am in NY city... everything is more expensive here..

My price was $4400, and insurance covered $1100 of that. Dentist prices will always be lower than ortho's.

hmm...seems like the metal is cheaper, i only paid about $2000

oh really? maybe i should try the metal one....but why is the invisible one so much more expensive?

Originally Posted by brock

oh really? maybe i should try the metal one....but why is the invisible one so much more expensive?

Fashion maybe? Or it could be harder to produce than those metal ones.

Wow, guys! That's a lot of money! I just asked the docs in the Ask the Doctor section about the average price of invisalign. Does dental insurance help to cover the cost? I could never afford that

I have not checked the price for them here in vermont. I new they would probably be a bit pricey but I never thought they would cost quite that much money!!

Wow, that is really high. You should shop around; I got my daughter hers for a little under $3000. I guess it could depend on you location as well, I know prices sometimes vary from state to state.

i just came back from my first consultation. I have two quotes for invisalign and Ibraces.

30 months treatment with invisalign is $6400. OR
24 months Ibraces is $9500.

apparently it'd take 6 more months if i go with invisalign.

i was expecting something high, but not this high. I am in las vegas. Could you tell me how much you paid for how long for especially Ibraces? doesn't matter if you are in a different state, i just want to get an idea.

thanks a lot.

No, that's not outrageous. It depends on how accomplished your orthodontist is. For example, my ortho was rated one of the best in Texas, and it cost us around 6,000, but I know other places in Dallas charge less money. I have 25 top and 28 bottom aligners, so about a year of treatment, but I love my orthodontist...she's worth the extra money. Oh, metal is about 4500 from her and porcelain are about 5250, so it's not a big jump for us.

I was quoted 7,000 by one dentist and it was even guarantted... i ended up goign for metal for half the cost... 2 years of metal to save 3k was a good decision for me.

I got quoted HKD$40,000 for Invisalign and HKD$20,000 for fixed ceramics today, FYI I live in Hong Kong.

that seems about right double the price... remember invisalign doesnt work for everyone that is why I would prefer to have the ceramics.