Lingual braces - consultation today.

sanwawa

Hi all

Just looking to talk to others with similar experience. Went to a consultation today, I was referred by my dentist. I was quite suprised to be hit with a 50 euro consultation fee walking out the door. I would of thought since I was referred I would not be charged, there's plenty of orthos out there offering free check ups.

Anyway, the total fee for my lingual braces is 8,950. :eek: But I think I'm gonna go ahead, because I really need treatment. I'll have them on for 2 1/2 years, but at least they won't really be visible.

Before I go ahead though, does anyone know anywhere else I can save a few bucks

davo10

sanwawa wrote: »

Hi all

Just looking to talk to others with similar experience. Went to a consultation today, I was referred by my dentist. I was quite suprised to be hit with a 50 euro consultation fee walking out the door. I would of thought since I was referred I would not be charged, there's plenty of orthos out there offering free check ups.

Anyway, the total fee for my lingual braces is 8,950. :eek: But I think I'm gonna go ahead, because I really need treatment. I'll have them on for 2 1/2 years, but at least they won't really be visible.

Before I go ahead though, does anyone know anywhere else I can save a few bucks

Why were you surprised to be charged? Why would it be free if you wee referred? Some orthos give free consultations but most good ones don't need to.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

50 euros a bargain, nobody works for free yourself included I am sure. Also if your considering 9k of braces for the sake of having them invisible rather than 3-5k for standard braces then 50 euro is hardly going to break the bank.
If you want to save money getting standard braces on the front of your teeth ( they are faster too) will almost half the cost, and people really don't give a hoot about people with braces these days.

Dianthus

[Quote=sanwawa; Went to a consultation today, I was referred by my dentist. I was quite suprised to be hit with a 50 euro consultation fee walking out the door...Anyway, the total fee for my lingual braces is 8,950. :eek: But I think I'm gonna go ahead...,Before I go ahead though, does anyone know anywhere else I can save a few bucks [/Quote]
The post is riddled with contradictions!
Personally, I would have no hesitation in opting for conventional fixed braces if it meant a saving of €4,000 or more (which it will)

sanwawa

This post is called Lingual Braces! Are people seriously going to open it just to critisice my choice to get them? They were invented for a reason :rolleyes:

My teeth are so complex, that conventional braces would only be 2k cheaper. Plus I'm getting married and will have them on for 2.5 years, so I don't want them to be visible.

'Also if your considering 9k of braces for the sake of having them invisible rather than 3-5k for standard braces then 50 euro is hardly going to break the bank.'

I was asking if anyone knows anywhere to get them cheaper that doesn't mean I was considering paying that price...and on the contrary I would think if I was paying 9k for braces, the consultation would be free. My little vent about that was I could have picked any number of free orthos to go to, instead of being referred and not warned about the hefty fee.

Boards people: welcoming as usual; if you can answer don't result to abuse instead.

davo10

Not everyone who has a consultation goes ahead with treatment, that is why there is a €50 consultation fee, the ortho has provided you with an item of service, an examination, opinion, treatment plan and quotation. We have a general and implant referral practice, I always think that those who complain about a consultation fee on a treatment they know is going to cost quite a bit of their time and money, are the equivalent of tyre-kickers in the motor industry, just out for a look to pass the time.

A lot of "free consultations" actually cost you more in the long term, people who are good at their job value their time and work. There is an orthodontist in the North, a very good one, who has this on his website " if you are looking for cheap treatment and cost is your only concern, we are not the clinic for you" .

Dianthus

[QUOTE=sanwawa;82739502
...and on the contrary I would think if I was paying 9k for braces, the consultation would be free. My little vent about that was I could have picked any number of free orthos to go to, instead of being referred and not warned about the hefty fee.
Boards people: welcoming as usual; if you can answer don't result to abuse instead.[/QUOTE]

Woah....
Just because a patient sees an orthodontist and claims they definitely want 9K of treatment, doesn't necessarily mean that they will go through with it.
By doing free consultations, an orthodontist could waste entire days every month (just so we're clear, I'm not implying that you are a time waster, just outlining why free consultations aren't necessarily a common way to run a business).
If you do decide to undergo treatment, most places offering free consultations, will quietly build in the €50 consultation fee into treatment, so you end up paying for a consultation regardless.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

sorry there op, anyone who can handle your complex orthodontics is not going to spend money employing staff, paying rent, insurance and then hours of their time treatment planning your case for free. If you can save money (2000 is a lot of money to most people) with conventional braces then save it there, have them removed for you wedding and put back on after.

I don't think if your case is so complex that you should be trying to find the cheapest person to do the job. Being surprised by a fee that is 0.5% of treatment cost is not surprising, it's surprising that it didn't cost more. I am all for people having excellent quality dental treatment, however lingual braces are just for aesthetics during treatment, they do not improve the outcome. You question about saving money was answered with the option of having conventional braces.

Any random punters experiance of how much their braces cost will be useless to you as your case is complex and individual to you.

Sorry to not telling you what you want to hear.

sanwawa

Stella Mammoth Mudslide wrote: »

sorry there op, anyone who can handle your complex orthodontics is not going to spend money employing staff, paying rent, insurance and then hours of their time treatment planning your case for free. If you can save money (2000 is a lot of money to most people) with conventional braces then save it there, have them removed for you wedding and put back on after.

I don't think if your case is so complex that you should be trying to find the cheapest person to do the job. Being surprised by a fee that is 0.5% of treatment cost is not surprising, it's surprising that it didn't cost more. I am all for people having excellent quality dental treatment, however lingual braces are just for aesthetics during treatment, they do not improve the outcome. You question about saving money was answered with the option of having conventional braces.

Any random punters experiance of how much their braces cost will be useless to you as your case is complex and individual to you.

Sorry to not telling you what you want to hear.

Fitzgeme, I know you're a moderator and all, and therefore a very powerful guy here :O, but honestly I can choose to ask other punters about the Lingual braces costs and compare them to mine, complexity etc. if I want, you don't need to tell me it's useless.

Orthos don't generally have pricelists, which is why I want to find out word of mouth.

Also please stay on topic, this thread is called Lingual braces, nothing to do with conventional braces.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

You asked how to save money, the price was your only question, reread you original post, you asked nothing about lingual braces except to type out the words....the answer is go for conventional braces. The saving will be far greater than any price variance between specialist orthodontists and the results the same. I am sure you will find some fellow 200 miles from you that will give it a lash for a lot less but I would not if I were you and your case as complex as a 9k quotation would suggest.

Apart from that it seems to that you know it all, go for several consultations and compare prices. Expect to pay for each consultation as dentists are not in the business of giving away free time (seeing as you might not have treatment with the ortho you already went to that not surprising is it?). Nobody here can know the intricacies of your case enough to give advice, except to say that conventional braces will be cheaper. Other peoples experiences are useless to you, and somebody saying they got lingual orthodontics for 4000 euro doesn't mean you can also.

Thread closed as the OP seems to want to start a fight and back seat moderate. All the advice possible has been given from a specialist orthodontist, another type of dental specialist and a very experienced general dentist on this thread.