Hello everyone, I am Lianrongbao and welcome back to my channel!
In today's video, I want to share some of my personal braces experience
I've made some braces related videos before
but I didn't go in depth of my personal experience
so in today's video
I want to talk about some of my personal braces experiences
for example, how I found my orthodontist
how much I paid to get braces, and etc
let's get started!
first of all, I am in the US
I got my braces in the US
Before getting braces on, I removed all my wisdom teeth
and I don't have other tooth extractions
If you have 32 teeth
I feel like the orthodontists here in the US do not really tell you to do tooth extractions before getting braces
I also followed Chinese orthodontics
I feel like some Chinese orthodontists always advice tooth extractions
It took times to recover after getting tooth extracted
and there will be a big gap
thus it takes longer to close the gap
personally, I only removed my 4 wisdom teeth
Before getting braces, I had overbite
and my bottom teeth are very crowded
I spent around $4,500 to get braces
this price is after a 5% cash discount
In the US, you can choose to pay it as an "installment" or pay it all up front
I paid it all up fornt
so my orthodontist gave me a 5% cash discount
I also chose to get permanent retainers for both my upper and lower teeth
the permanent retainer is a wire that goes behind the teeth
and that costs $200 each
so I have to pay $400 extra to get those
My total braces cost rounds about $5,000
I paid it all our of my pocket
even though I have dental insurance
but it doesn't cover any cosmetic procedures
As far as I know, most of the dental insurance will not cover adult braces
That is how much I paid to get braces
Now I am going to talk about how I found my orthodontist
I just googled some orthodontists around my area
and I found one that has very good reviews
I went ahead and scheduled my free consultation
after the initial consultation I think she is very professional
and she has reasonably pricing
so I went with her
Like I mentioned in my previous videos
Orthodontics has developed maturely over the years
so you don't need to worry about it too much
however, I didn't choose to get my braces at a dentist office
because I think they are not qualified, so I choose orthodontist
I wore my braces for 1 year and 4 months
my orthodontist quoted me that I would need to wear it for 18 to 24 months
but I took great care of my teeth
and I strictly followed my orthodontist's instructions
I always wore my rubber bands and I never missed any appointment
so I get mine off earlier
and I am very happy with the result
Another thing is I got braces when I was 24
Even though I didn't get any tooth extractions, I do need to wear rubber bands because I had overbite
That's it for today's video
you are welcome to leave me a comment if you have any other questions or if there is anything else you want to know