Getting braces (invisalign), it's pretty expensive too!?!

Getting braces (invisalign), it's pretty expensive too!?

Hi, I'm 18 now and heading off to college this fall. Today, I went to the orthodontist to see what options I have in straightening my teeth. They aren't deathly crooked or anything, they just need to be straigtened into neat little rows.

I have 1 tooth on the bottom row thats an overbite. My orthodontist says the invisalign braces are not strong enough to fix that one overbite tooth so she'll have to install one small set of brace just for that tooth (she says no one will be able to really see it though). After that tooth is set in, I can start to wear the invisalign. I know they are much more comfortable, discreet and faster than the traditional metal braces. My mom tells me the whole things will cost 6K. I was quite shocked. I thought, at most it will be 4K or a little over, but not this much. How much are regular metal braces compared with invisaligns?

HELLO,

DEPENDING ON WHETHER A GENERAL DENTIST OR A SPECIALIST PERFORMS THE WORK FOR YOU, THE LOWER PRICE FOR TRADITIONAL METAL BRACES WILL BE WITH THE GENERAL DENTIST.
FYI SOME GENERAL DENTISTS START JUST A LITTLE OVER 4K FOR INVISALIGN. 5K OR 6K IS WHAT MOST ORTHODONTISTS CHARGE.