An overview of teeth straightening cost in metro cities

Teeth straightening is almost like a future investment, if you invest in the right company, the results will be improved oral hygiene and a confident smile for life. Teeth straightening can be done two ways, one is the traditional way with metal braces, ceramic braces, lingual braces and veneers and the modern way is through clear aligners treatment. Both ways the results are same but the technique, cost and treatment procedures are significantly different.

Traditional braces cost relatively less than the clear aligners in India. Being the latest innovation in dental science, clear aligners are expensive than traditional braces for numerous advantages they have over the traditional teeth straightening methods.

The benefits of invisible braces are:

• Unlike metal braces that show up every time a patient opens their mouth, clear aligners are transparent and almost invisible making them hard to notice.
• Clear aligners are removable that isn’t the case in fixed metal braces so with clear aligners patients can enjoy the foods of their choice.
• With clear aligner treatment a patient does not suffer from any pain during the treatment as clear aligners are custom made for each patient and provide snug fit to lower and upper jaw. Moreover, they have a very smooth finish making them feel soft on gums.
• Clear aligner treatment calls for fewer doctor visits as compared to metal braces treatment where patient has to visit the clinic at least twice a month or immediately in case of a bracket braking or the wire snapping.

All the befits that come along with invisible braces treatment covers the covert cost like regular dental visits, painful experience, mental and emotional break down and dietary restrictions that a patient has to bear during metal braces treatment.

So, if you are not willing to bear all the discomforts for the same results that you can get from a completely painless and wireless treatment but with a little higher cost than the usual then choosing clear aligners over metal braces is clearly justified.

 

Clear aligners: Metro cities and cost

Clear aligner treatment service is available in metro cities like Delhi and NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Kochi, Goa, Jaipur etc. The cost of invisible braces in India depends on three major factors:

1. The brand: The cost of clear braces depends on the brand a patient picks to get the smile correction treatment done. Indian clear aligner brands like 32 Watts, Toothsi, Flash etc. would charge approximately 55k to 1.75 lakhs for the treatment whereas U.S based companies like the Invisalign or ClearCorrect charge 1.5Lacks to 5Lakhs depending on the case category.

 

2. The Business Model: The cost of clear aligners also depends on the business model of the company that you have chosen to get the treatment from. Companies like Toothsi, Snazzy, and Glamyo etc. work on B2C business model which refers to selling of the product directly to the customer. These companies offer ‘direct-to-home’ aligner service where technicians visits the home for oral-scan and consultation and queries are handled through ‘tele-dentistry’. They cost is anywhere around 45k to 80k to a patient.

 

Other companies work on B2B model where the treatment is ‘doctor-directed’. Here, the patient approaches the doctor for the invisible braces treatment and then the doctor asks the manufacturing company to provide the aligner sets and he then sells it to the patient at a profit margin. The smile correction cost with this model is approximately 75k to 1.75Lakhs.

 

3. Case Category: Be it a direct-to-home or a retail service, the cost also depends significantly on the type of dental malocclusion. If the dental condition is mild to moderate the cost and duration of the treatment both will be a little less than the treatment of a complex dental condition.

 

Although many new companies are penetrating the market and luring the customers on providing direct to home service but as any other medical procedure would involve an expert doctor to provide proper consultation and treatment, teeth straightening treatment demands the same. Skipping a doctor’s supervision to save treatment cost might affect the treatment journey as well as the results. Apart from the cost factor the patient must choose a clear aligner provider company in India on the basis of credibility, authenticity, certification, government approvals and company reviews.

Make smart choices and go for EMI plans to distribute the cost evenly and avail the best clear aligner providers in any metro city of your choice!