If you have dental insurance, it typically pays for around 1500-3000 of it. The orthodontist typically does a monthly payment for the rest. When I got mine 20 years ago, insurance paid 1500 and I paid 1500 over the course of 12 months.
That's not what he meant. I'm not going to say what I think he meant because I don't want to be accused of even bringing it up but let's just say a lot of 100 meter sprinters in the 80's and 90's got braces. I personally think the guy is just a freak athlete and now he knows he has a brand to protect. Gotta look good on those commercials.