Thanks a lot for all the suggestion. hey Kalankisthan I would greatly appreciate if you could give me the actual amount of money that you spent. What are your monthly payments ? Since I am a student I have to decide whether I can afford all this. Obviously I do not want to ask my parents a huge sum of money for the same braces that I had avoided using. Therefore I would highly appreciate the actual money that you guys spent. OZ-Guy I was thinking of doing all the extraction in Nepal after consulting with a Orthodontist here. Like offshoring all the work that can be done abroad to a cheaper place. Ideally I would like to consult the Orthodontist, make a plan for dental treatment. Then while I am in Nepal do the extractions and fitting of the braces and all the expensive stuff and do the maintenance care in the United States. Do you think the ego of Orthodontist would allow for such a thing ? Anway I am dead set on acquiiring that corporate smile. Too bad if I had continued my aspiration in the sciences I would probably not go through all this trouble.