Anonymous
Post 10/23/2015 09:46     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

Anonymous wrote:My oldest dc's braces cost approx 6k. He went to a very popular orthodontist who we ended up hating. Dc was in braces longer than expected and ortho blamed dc. Once we had paid the full amount but dc was not out of braces, orthod treated us like crap.

Our pediatric dentist recommended a different ortho for dc #2. This guy charged us $1800 for invisilign and we love this guy. Yes, that's the total cost. He's a sweetheart and is putting a hurting on the business of the ego monster ortho mentioned above.


Names please!!
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2015 08:14     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

Anonymous wrote:$6-8k. Our insurance covers $1800


This is us. And I saw it coming so I switched to a high-deductible plan a couple of years ago and loaded up the health savings account to pay for them with pre-tax dollars.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2015 08:11     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Don't you all have dental insurance that pays at least half?


Lol, lots of us are Feds here. What is this dental insurance of which you speak?


Well.... we use fed-based insurance for dental.... I'm pretty sure they have 12-15 plans. Maybe you should look into it.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2015 07:20     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Don't you all have dental insurance that pays at least half?


Lol, lots of us are Feds here. What is this dental insurance of which you speak?


I'm a Fed and I have dental insurance (Met Life Dental). Did you not get the memo?
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2015 07:15     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

$8,450. Ins covered $1k. My daughter needs 4 teeth minimum pulled, has an expander and braces on the bottom. We hit the jackpot :/
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 20:40     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

$6-8k. Our insurance covers $1800
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 20:24     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

My insurance pays $1000 max lifetime. Son's palate expander is $3,000. Not sure how much braces will be in a few years.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 20:19     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

Anonymous wrote:Don't you all have dental insurance that pays at least half?


Lol, lots of us are Feds here. What is this dental insurance of which you speak?
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 18:20     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

Anonymous wrote:Don't you all have dental insurance that pays at least half?


Yes, I'm 18:00 above. My comparisons weren't completely fair. The first kid's braces cost 6k and about 40% of that was paid by our insurance so we paid about $3500.
My 2nd kid is doing invisilign and the total cost for every single thing was under 4k and with a discount for paying upfront and insurance we paid a total of $1800.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 18:14     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

Don't you all have dental insurance that pays at least half?
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 18:00     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

My oldest dc's braces cost approx 6k. He went to a very popular orthodontist who we ended up hating. Dc was in braces longer than expected and ortho blamed dc. Once we had paid the full amount but dc was not out of braces, orthod treated us like crap.

Our pediatric dentist recommended a different ortho for dc #2. This guy charged us $1800 for invisilign and we love this guy. Yes, that's the total cost. He's a sweetheart and is putting a hurting on the business of the ego monster ortho mentioned above.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 16:51     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

$5k+! Ouch! I guess that makes sense as I remember it costing my parents $2k or so 30 years ago.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 16:36     Subject: Re:How much do orthodontics cost?

3 estimates $5k to $5800. Another easy case of correcting a minor overbite and some slightly overlapping teeth.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 16:18     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

We got three quotes, all came in between $5500-$8000. This is for an "easy" case of closing spaces, 1 phase 18-24 months. Doctors all in MoCo, most expensive one in Downtown Bethesda.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 16:11     Subject: How much do orthodontics cost?

I realize it varies by type of braces, etc but I'm just trying to get a sense of the range. Thanks!