Getting Started with Orthodontic Services
At Miami Lakes Orthodontics, our mission is to provide you with affordable, high-quality treatment that fits your budget! The cost of braces is, in many instances, the biggest obstacle people face when considering whether or not to seek orthodontic treatment. For this reason, we offer a wide variety of payment options, which allow us to help our patients meet their financial needs. Please ask us about financing options, credit card payments, and bank drafts. We thoroughly explain your options so that we can accommodate your needs.
Miami Lakes Orthodontics believes that financial considerations should not obstruct your beautiful smile. At your initial examination, our treatment coordinator will discuss in detail the specific cost of orthodontic treatment. Due to the variety of patient’s needs and treatment options, the cost of orthodontic care varies from patient to patient. Being sensitive to the financial aspect of treatment, our practice:
- Applies discounts for teachers, firefighters, police officers, and military, as well as for full payment at the start of treatment or additional family members undergoing orthodontic treatment with Dr. Briceño Crespi
- Accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express
- Offers in-house payment options with no finance or interest charges. With this option, an initial payment is due at the start of treatment, with the balance paid in monthly installments extending over the treatment time.
- Provides outside financing through Care Credit which offers plans with no down payment and no interest payments for up to 24 months.
- If you have orthodontic coverage in your dental insurance, it may help reduce your out-of-pocket expenses for orthodontic treatment. Most orthodontic insurance benefits have a maximum lifetime amount that is separate from regular dental insurance. Please bring your insurance information with you to your first complimentary visit, and we will be happy to verify your coverage.
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Do Braces Hurt? Does Invisalign Hurt?
What you should expect when you put on your braces or Invisalign.
A question I always get from patients in my orthodontic office is, “Will my braces or Invisalign hurt?” This is actually on most people’s minds when considering braces or Invisalign. No matter what type of orthodontic treatment you choose, you will most likely have pain, soreness, or discomfort with your teeth at the beginning of treatment. However, the discomfort is not typically a sharp pain but more like soreness that you feel for the first couple of days when you start with braces or Invisalign. Most patients say that the first three days are the toughest, and the soreness goes away. It is also important to remember that pain is subjective, and patients have different treatment details that can significantly vary the feeling a patient feels during treatment.
Tips to help make your braces or Invisalign treatment less painful:
1) Eat softer foods during the first few days of braces. Often, the most painful moments when someone first starts their braces or Invisalign is when they eat for the first two or three days. A constructive tip is to eat softer foods that do not require your teeth to put a lot of pressure. For example, you can have mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, meatloaf, applesauce, etc.
2) Use wax to cover sharp edges on the braces or Invisalign.
3) Use plenty of lip balm or Vaseline the first two days. Often the initial appointments leave the lips dry due to having the mouth stretched to put on the braces. Using moisturizer on the lips can make the lips feel much better and ease the pain of the props the first few days.
4) Eat something cold like ice cream, a milkshake, or a smoothie. Often a cold treat can make you feel relief and make you feel rewarded for your braces. Do not eat something that can damage your braces or make a mess, like caramel, hard nuts, etc.
5) Take a pain reliever. A widespread remedy to the pain you feel when you begin your treatment is taking a pain reliever such as Motrin, Advil, Tylenol, etc. Make sure to avoid anything that can cause an allergy, and consult your physician if you are taking any other medications.
It is also important to remember that the pain will improve and that the beautiful smile that will come at the end of treatment is 100% worth the temporary discomfort.