INVISIBLE ALIGNERS: ARE THEY REALLY 20% MORE EXPENSIVE THAN BRACES?

This is a general thought of everyone who is thinking about budget treatment, not just the ones who cannot afford very expensive things but also the ones who can afford all sorts of luxuries,when it comes to dental treatment expenses people are always skeptical about that! They think that dental disease doesn't deserve this much importance,treatment as well as amount and they are being fooled by the products & prices offered or proposed by their dentist.Afterall we are Indians and we proudly have this habit of happily procrastinating & being skeptical for anything we buy RIGHT?

As we already discussed so many times in our previous blogs about the pros & cons and types of each invisalign and traditional braces, here we will continue with the next step of discussion for which you are here, the pricing part right?

Invisalign in India starts from a range of 1.7 lakh and ranges upto 3 lakh whereas braces cost range starts from 25k and ranges upto 65k or 1 lakh depending upon the severity of cases and material chosen for treatment.

So in general if you see the pricing only by numbers , yes you will feel that aligners are expensive.But before judging that we should be thorough with the information that why and how the cost of these differs?

Invisalign is a US based company and all of its manufacturing units are situated in the US itself, so if you are opting for the invisalign treatment you are paying them for their -

1. Perfection here means professional perfection, the level at which your doctor is providing you the best of facilities & you are satisfied with that without facing any kind of issue or discomfort.
2. Accuracy, exact and apt treatment plan designed for you should be 100% accurate ,which means you should get the desired results which were planned for you.
3. Quality enhanced using the smart track material made with medical-grade polymer with other additives, it is clear, strong, thin, and flexible in addition to being hypo-allergic, inert, and biologically stable to provide you the best results.
4. Shipping as per the requirements the aligner material is shipped from US to INDIA or to any other country which requires it & eventually that cost is included in your aligners.
5. Doctors fee in India as well as the technicians or support staff which is constantly working hard to provide you with the best of treatment.

I would say consider yourself lucky that you are purchasing this product in India, because the same treatment will cost you around $3500 in the United states of America and ranges upto $8000, you must be wondering about the conversion amount right now right?

Let me simplify this for you. $3500 is 2,90,962/- rupees in Indian currency and $8000 is 6,65,056/- rupees in Indian currency! And that too excluding some of your reasons for their higher rates right?

Whereas, braces as we already talked about starting from a very basic range but then following questions arise if you are getting them at 25k-

1. Are you getting your braces done from a specialist ? because experience matters in traditional braces placement & treatment.
2. Type of braces you are opting for?
3. Treatment duration?
4. Replacement charges of any component lost in traditional braces.
5. Visit charges as no. of visits are more as compared to invisaligns.

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Let's discuss some facts & figures about Invisalign-Treatment length

It is the duration of completion for a particular treatment, i.e, how long or how time taking is the procedure.Everyone nowadays wants less treatment time and faster results for a longer duration of time.When we talk about “invisalign” its treatment can last between 6-24 months, which can vary according to each case scenario.

Number of aligners

It can vary depending upon the case severity and patient compliance,if the patient doesn't break or lost any aligner set then approx number of aligners used are -
MILD- 5-7 sets of aligners
MODERATE- 14-26 sets of aligners
SEVERE- may be 26 or more sets of aligners

Refinement scans

They are like the final finishing touches on your invisalign care, usually a refinement will require only 1-2 more sets of aligners to complete the treatment with only very small adjustments necessary.
In fact the last aligner set can also be used as a retainer set.

Satisfaction rate-

According to sesame communications reports of invisalign company there is 96% satisfaction rate of patients using invisalign.

Success rate

According to American journal of orthodontics & dentofacial orthopedics -

1. One in every 6 patients (17.2%) needed to switch from Invisalign to braces to finish their treatment.
2. Invisalign treatment required an average of 2.5 refinement scans. Only 6.0% of the patients completed their Invisalign treatment without a single refinement scan.
3. The average length of Invisalign treatment was 22.8 months, this was 5.1 months more than the estimated length presented during the consultation. The average total number of aligners was 64.1
4. Patients aged >30 years had a significantly greater number of refinement scans, but they were no more likely to switch to braces than the younger age groups.

Do you know?

• Over one million teenagers are using or have used INVISALIGN to straighten their teeth.
• One in every five ortho patients is an adult.
• INVISALIGN works upto 50% faster than traditional braces.
• Particularly the smart track material of INVISALIGN has 75% better predictability than off the shelf aligners.
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You must be thinking what is this smart track material,who is behaving like the show's topper here?

It took 8 long years to make this improved material for clear aligners, helping you to correct your teeth with minimum discomfort. It’s a medical grade plastic which has elastic properties but better and improved than the others

According to a recently published study-
Patients using invisalign smart track as compared to other aligners they experienced-

 

1. Reduction in pain
2. Reduced duration of pain
3. Reduction in pressure 50% of the patients reported that SmartTrack improved their overall comfort during treatment.

As stated by Benjamin Franklin-
“True wealth is having your health & knowledge of self!”
Make health your first priority and rest everything will be settled. On this note I would like to suggest that on this basis of data statistics and as an expert that you should make a wise choice , consider all aspects of a situation and not just one.

If you are still unsure and want to know more & want to have a consultation with our experts, do visit our center at Realtooth lucknow (Mahanagar, Hazratganj,Alignaj, Gomtinagar),we will guide And follow us on instagram & youtube for more such information