How much does braces cost??

Since 2002, the health insurance companies no longer cover the costs for all braces. But crooked teeth are not only an aesthetic problem, they are also a medical problem and so the severity of the misaligned tooth now determines whether statutory health insurance covers the costs of treatment or the patient or the parents of the child to be treated.

On average, braces cost between 1,500 and 8,000 euros.

Braces costs – tabular overview

In the table you will find an overview of the prices for braces.

costing	approximate costs
Braces for children	1,500 to 8,000 euros
Braces for adults	1,000 to 5,000 euros
professional tooth cleaning	80 to 120 euros
Additional services (e.g. special brackets and arches)	500, – to 2,000, – euros

All prices are rough guidelines including VAT and can of course vary.

An overview of all dental cash benefits, dental costs

April 4, 2018

An overview of all cash benefits in dentistry

The essentials in brief:

With a few exceptions, there is always a possible dental treatment that is 100% financed by the statutory health insurance funds.
The statutory health insurance companies pay for what is medically necessary. Additional offers that are subject to a fee often only include an aesthetic added value and less an additional medical benefit.
Some health insurance benefits must be requested in writing from the health insurance company before treatment begins.

dental care

For adults, the statutory health insurance companies pay two dental check-ups a year and one tartar removal, i.e. the removal of hard and soft plaque. Every two years, health insurance companies cover the costs of early diagnosis of periodontitis.

In children between the ages of 6 and 18, two dental check-ups are paid for, as well as caries prophylactic filling of furrows (fissure sealing) of the two permanent molars in front of the wisdom teeth. Between the third and sixth year of life, the statutory health insurance companies undertake three early dental examinations.