Invisalign why so expensive? £3800?

[pixiecolour]

Just been quoted this amount to straighten my horrid teeth and slightly whiten them, why so expensive?

I did Smile Direct. Teeth are lovely and straight now. I have to wear a night brace, but it's no big deal. It takes around 18 months, but they are cheaper than Invisalign

They also give you a free tooth whitener light kit which you can use to whiten teeth

I'm doing Suresmile with my dentist. £2400 takes about 6 months and looks/seems the same as invisalign just without the Brand name.

Depends surely on the severity of the correction and time the treatment will take? I wanted Invisalign but was told it would probably take a minimum of 2 years to complete so am going with fixed braces. Costing about 5K though and that doesn’t include the composite bonding they do at the end!

Can I ask how much Smile Direct is please? I've seen the adverts

Really look into smile direct. I started it and quickly came into difficulty. Because the aligner covered my gum it reduced the blood flow and caused gum recession. You can speak to or see a dentist so have to send photos and 3 days later get an inadequate response.

I stopped and got my money back.

A year later I started Invisalign. See the dentist every 4 weeks and a much better process.

It's cheap for a reason.

Hi pixiecolour

Wow that is expensive! Where are you based? I’m starting Invisalign and I have been quoted 2495 with whitening at a private dental practice in Harrogate. I don’t live in Harrogate but it will be worth travelling to save the extra money. Could be worth researching different dentists to get quotes?

just in case any one revisits this thread. suresmile is great - same as invisalign but usually around 1k cheaper. you still visit your dentist for frequent check ups which is important. I've finished my 5 months treatment and am 100% happy with how it went.

I was told my teeth only needed a small adjustment, and then was also quoted 4k for Invisalign. Absolutely bananas.