Orthodontic costs depend on two factors
1. How severe is the problem
2. What is the fee structure of the orthodontist treating it
Orthodontics cost is high for some treatments but not all. Most of
the simple orthodontic treatments involve cost which is usually low
than expected. Orthodontic cost for upper braces and lower braces
vary from $3000 to $ 6000.many treatments lie in range above this.
Braces costs depend on number of arches. The braces cost reduces to
a large extend if the number of arches used is only one.
Health fund schemes in Australia help patients pay the cost incurred
for orthodontic treatment. The rebate is not for the full amount,
but for some small portion. The rebate also depends in the health
fund scheme cover and also the time when the policy was taken. Usually
longer the time for which a particular policy is taken, more is the
rebate on the payment done for orthodontics treatment.
INVISALIGN
Invisalign is method of treatment of wrong alignment of teeth by
using custom-fabricated aligners in place of traditional metal braces.
Invisalign was developed by Align technology Inc. in 1999. Invisalign
has become more popular since it can be removed during food consumption
and can be worn later. It also quite popular because of its transparency
which is preferred by adults as these when worn are almost impossible
to detect. Invisalign costs almost same as cost of braces. Invisalign
costs almost same as braces .Invisalign costs depends on the severity
of teeth problem, the fee an orthodontist charges for that particular
treatment and the area of city on stays in. In Australia price for
invisalign varies from orthodontist to orthodontist and also one area
to another. Invisalign usually costs a patient somewhere between $
3000 to $ 9000 and can go much above this. Some invisalign treatment
costs much less than $3000 i.e. around $2000. The cost of invisalign
treatment is high as this treatment costs the orthodontist almost
$1500. So prices remain around $ 3000 or more. Insurance schemes may
cover $ 1000 to $ 2500 of the treatment. Invisalign is the best treatment
available at this time for wrong alignment of teeth.