Orthodontics and aligners
Adult orthodontics has normalized and clear aligners made it fashionable. Treatment runs from months to two years, and the price depends more on the diagnosis than on the appliance brand.
Diagnosis before brand
A good orthodontist studies X-rays and scans before mentioning brands: some cases aligners solve poorly and others need nothing sophisticated. Distrust the clinic that opens with the product.
The full price, in writing
Ask for the breakdown: appliances, visits, final retainers and what happens if a tray must be remade. A quote without the retention phase is not a complete quote.
Visits included
Orthodontics is an eighteen-month relationship: ask how many visits the price includes and what an emergency or a broken appliance costs outside the package.