hi , i think your at the right site , bitesplints are used to get your jaw inline where it should be , then you wear the splints from 2 months to a year depending on your case , then orthodontics come in to play , your orthodontist or tmj guy will apply braces to start fixing the bite if you teeth are healthy an have enough root , other wse crowns will be needed , if your teeth are healthy this is what happens , braces applied with hooks for elastics , then your splint will start to be cut away a set of molors at a time so the elastics can pull the molors togather closing the gap , this is done set by set till all the teeth hit , the reg orthodontic adjustments will be made every 4 to 8 weeks till your finished , this can take from 18 months to a few years , DEPENDING on how bad your tm joints are an bite , as to how fast things can move , this is a very long an slow process an costly , BUT WORTH EVERY PENNY, i hope this helps this is the short version of how my treatment has gone , i'm still in treatment a due to finish in the next few months , all PAIN FREE
I'm nervous though, about paying so much $$ and not knowing what the result will be.
Re: splints or orthontics? 
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