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By: I Got Invisalign – My Impressions So Far | When Life Gives You Lemons

I Got Invisalign – My Impressions So Far | When Life Gives You Lemons — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:50:39 +0000

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By: Edward Antrobus

Edward Antrobus — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:16:48 +0000

My father was firmly anti-orthodontia because he had braces as a kid and they didn’t fix his issues. I probably would have benefited from them as several of my molars came in crooked and put damaging pressure on neighboring teeth. I’ve lost more than one tooth to that. But it’s a moot point, because we never had insurance and probably couldn’t have afforded braces even with insurance.

My current dental insurance sets prices for in-network providers. So as long as I stick with an provider who is in Aetna’s dental PPO, the prices are going to be the same. And those contracted prices? HUGE discount. I was given an estimate for a root canal and crown a couple weeks ago. $2700. With insurance covering $300. I was freaked out. That would take me a year to save up. Then a couple days later, I got a letter from the dentist saying they showed my their full prices instead of the contracted prices. New cost: $1200 and insurance covering half.

By: CashRebel

CashRebel — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:58:16 +0000

Isn’t it funny how doctors and dentists just expect us to agree to whatever costs they lay out without getting a second opinion. It’d be great if there was just a catalogue of average procedure prices so we’d at least be able to compare.

By: eemusings

eemusings — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:38:29 +0000

Dental care is on my mind right now – I’m probably gonna need my wisdom teeth out in the next couple of years. So that’s probably $1-2k down the drain. Wondering if I should look into getting them pulled while overseas…

Krystal and Serendipity did Invisalign, right? I don’t really know anything about it. I did have braces for awhile as a kid. Still don’t have perfectly straight teeth – they were TERRIBLE to start with (decided not to go ahead with the second round, which I regret a little bit, but not hugely – cost my parents a lot) but to be honest I’m actually more self conscious about the colour of my teeth rather than the alignment.

By: Bridget

Bridget — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:11:53 +0000

My braces were $6000 5 years ago, so your price is average by my standards 😉

I had traditional metal braces though. I couldn’t wear invisalign because I had to wear elastics to realign my jaw. I only needed to wear braces for 10 months! It was awesome!

By: Canadian Budget Binder

Canadian Budget Binder — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:37:24 +0000

I’ve never had braces but I do know that teeth are worth the investment when it comes to keeping them look good and healthy. If braces is what you need then go for it!

By: Mrs PoP

Mrs PoP — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:45:34 +0000

I’ve heard that Invisalign costs about double traditional braces. And at least down here it is rare that the additional expense would be covered. I have a very mild crookedness and out of vanity looked into fixing it, but it’s just not worth $5K or more to fix it when it’s hard for other people to know it’s there.

By: anna

anna — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:42:48 +0000

I used Invisalign in my mid-20’s and loved it, but I agree it’s a lot of dedication. I still have an overbite that I think trad braces would have corrected even better, but I just wanted straight teeth so at least that was achieved.

By: Financial Black Sheep

Financial Black Sheep — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:37:35 +0000

I would get a second opinion just to get prices, and make sure everything will be done for you. Sometimes extra expenses pop up that they don’t tell you about. I had one such incident where my orthodontist wanted an extra procedure done which insurance wouldn’t pay for. He didn’t tell me about it until a year in. It would have cost a few thousand dollars, but was only cosmetic, so thankfully I was able to opt out.

I agree with Catherine when it comes to metal braces. Invisalign are a nice, but don’t always work the best and metal is usually faster.