I have been working with Dr. Antonio for almost two years know. I am a 35 year-old man and decided…read moreto fix my crooked teeth later in life.
Originally, I used a promotion for Groupon to start my treatment. The advertisement suggested the cost at $1,500, not surprisingly, my treatment wasn't as simple and it ended up costing about $4,500, which I thought was understandable for orthodontics.
After a year o treatment and about 25 aligners, Dr. Antonio and I came to the decision that we could improve the straightness of my teeth even further, she did not charge me for the new aligners, only asked that I paid for the shipping (around $60). Unfortunately, what we thought would only be about 5 more aligners, ended up being 23 more, which again, was fine, but at that point I decided to speed up the process by going through the Propel treatment (around $750) and change my aligners every 5 days, instead of the most common 15 days. I highly recommend this treatment if one can afford it.
Finally, at the end of the treatment, my teeth looked really good. I thought the lower teeth could have shifted a tad more, but it's completely unnoticeable and I figured it probably has to do with limitations of Invisalign as well as the shifting limitations of the teeth, and I also decided to go ahead and pamper myself to whitening, which I am very pleased with.
Overall, I really like my new teeth, a lot, and Dr. Antonio and her team did a great job. I noticed a fellow reviewer who said that Dr. Antonio tends to up-sell her treatments or offer add-ons, that may be truth, but she's respectful to one's turning down those options. I was offered Propel right after I put my first set of aligners, which I declined at first, but decided to use for my second round of aligners. Do your research to choose what's best for you and your pocket. I was offered three different tiers of whitening, she suggested that the most expensive one was the best and most recommended, which I decided to go with, but one should do some research to see what's best for you. I do agree with some, I also find teeth cleaning costs a little expensive at her office (around $225 if I am not mistaken), and I decided to get it done somewhere else.
Lastly, do not forget that at the end of orthodontics treatment, one must choose what kind of retainers one will use, and that will cost more money, so keep that in mind.
I recommend Dr. Antonio, as I am very happy with my overall experience and am very satisfied with my new teeth!