Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic

Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich argue that modern orthodontics is not addressing the underlying causes of the rapid shift in oral evolution and the health risks posed by obstructed airways. They propose simple adjustments and a major alternative to orthodontics that promises more significant long-term relief.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 05 October 2021
Publisher: Stanford University Press

Our jaws are getting smaller and our teeth crooked and crowded, creating not only aesthetic challenges but also difficulties with breathing. Modern orthodontics has persuaded us that braces and oral devices can correct these problems. While teeth can certainly be straightened, what about the underlying causes of this rapid shift in oral evolution and the health risks posed by obstructed airways? Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich, a pioneering orthodontist and a world-renowned evolutionist, respectively, present the biological, dietary, and cultural changes that have driven us toward this major health challenge. They propose simple adjustments that can alleviate this developing crisis, as well as a major alternative to orthodontics that promises more significant long-term relief.

Jaws is a book that every parent should read. It explores the biological, dietary, and cultural changes that have driven us toward a major health challenge: jaws that are getting smaller and teeth that are crooked and crowded. Modern orthodontics has persuaded us that braces and oral devices can correct these problems, but what about the underlying causes of this rapid shift in oral evolution and the health risks posed by obstructed airways? Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich, a pioneering orthodontist and a world-renowned evolutionist, respectively, present the biological, dietary, and cultural changes that have driven us toward this major health challenge. They propose simple adjustments that can alleviate this developing crisis, as well as a major alternative to orthodontics that promises more significant long-term relief.

Jaws is a book that every parent should read. It explores the biological, dietary, and cultural changes that have driven us toward a major health challenge: jaws that are getting smaller and teeth that are crooked and crowded. Modern orthodontics has persuaded us that braces and oral devices can correct these problems, but what about the underlying causes of this rapid shift in oral evolution and the health risks posed by obstructed airways? Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich, a pioneering orthodontist and a world-renowned evolutionist, respectively, present the biological, dietary, and cultural changes that have driven us toward this major health challenge. They propose simple adjustments that can alleviate this developing crisis, as well as a major alternative to orthodontics that promises more significant long-term relief.

Weight: 332g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781503613584