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My teeth were worse than that, and I had to have my regular dentist pull 4 teeth before I could start. It took a little over 3 years to get mine straightened out and I think was between 4500 and 5k. i wish i had kept track of how many new wires and how many differnt parts he took in and out of my mouth. It was a lot though. My ortho took monthly payments and didn't charge interest.
Mine came off about 4 years ago, so I'd say 5100 isn't out of line. More importantly, how does your daughter get along with the ortho, and do you trust him to do it right? If the answer is yes, it's definitely worth it. I had friends in HS that went to cheaper guys, and ende up having to go through two rounds, and trust me that isn't worth it....
And yes, it'll hurt like hell at first, but it's worth it!
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