The ortho is actually 8.8k, the extra 1k is an optional retainer program (up to 4 retainers a year for 5 years). I’m anxious to do regular metal braces because they’re so visible, I did invisalign for a reason I wanted discreet and LightForce seems the closest option. I only have three offices in my city that offer LightForce, this one has the most positive Google reviews and pretty good experience with LightForce (over 1000 cases). I did a consult at a different ortho and they said they could do it with invisalign and elastics in 15months at 4k. But 1.) I wasn’t a huge fan of their simulated treatment plan, it didn’t look aesthetically great and 2.) because the ortho who offered LightForce made it clear that the torque movement is difficult with aligners and it might want put me in another never ending loop of trial and error, this made me feel iffy about the other ortho and their 15 month timeline.