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The treatment was already done a little more than a year ago but I got narrow sharp jaws, shaky front teeth, and front teeth contacting problem as a result of it, and probably an early stage of the TMJ condition.

I went to another orthodontist with whom I have appointments currently, who practices the RWISO philosophy. Someone recommend them because they (RWISO) don't let the front teeth touch which made sense to me. The Ortho said I have jaw joints problem and i hae to wear "splint" (mouthguard-looking) to stabilize the jaw joints.

But right now I don't think my ortho is doing a good job with the splint approach. she's asking me if I'm wearing it all the time like she asked me to, which I did. She asked because the longer I wear during the day, the less adjustment they have to do to the splint (shaving it to stabilize the pressure between the teeth I guess)

The whole process can take as little as four months but it's been longer than that and not much progress has been made. They take a lot of time to shave the splint, and now it's to the point where the backside where the molar touches is so thinned out that after eating with the splints on (as i was told to) after the last appointment a few weeks ago, holes were made in the farthest back molar groove, and now it's about 1/3 to 1/4 the size of the whole groove.

I'm not sure what I should do now. Quit this ortho and go to another RWISO ortho?

Do you think it might be possible to have another orthodontist give you an opinion on the work she's doing? If there's a dental hospital near you it might be possible. I know orthodontists can be sensitive on commenting on other people's work but if you went through a dental hospital I'm sure you could get an opinion. This forum is great for general information but I don't think you can safely have someone tell you whether or not your orthodontist is doing a good job. How did you find her?

I think the questions you have are beyond the help of this forum. And I'm not sure you'd trust any answer a dental professional would give you, given your reported horrible luck with them.

But a good start would be to share your concerns about slow progress with your orhtodontist. We cannot possibly deliver such an evaluation. There may be a lot of progress going on that may not be visible. Alternatively, your expectations for the results of the treatment may be higher than what is possible.