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kevenwang's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. Amazing insights. It threads the needle for me between posture, dental oral health and sleep apnea tendencies.
Highly recommend you read James Nestors” Breath” before diving into this one. This ones adds in some technical and academic perspectives
Highly recommend you read James Nestors” Breath” before diving into this one. This ones adds in some technical and academic perspectives
ponypal's review
3.0
This is the only book written by someone with orthodontics training that discusses how to develop healthy oral posture in children so that their jaws develop correctly (and so that related conditions like sleep apnea and teeth grinding do not develop). The authors give a compelling case about the need for more attention on oral posture and infant feeding practices, rather than later interventions such as braces. I'd recommend reading a couple of the first chapters and then skipping to chapter 7, the "what you can do" chapter.
The writing is sometimes very clear and logical, and other times redundant, boring, and even downright awkward. The whole chapter on "attractiveness" contains cringeworthy examples, and the authors often seem unaware that commenting on children's attractiveness is not really appropriate in a public-facing book (no matter how often such things are discussed and emphasized within the orthodontics community). If you can overlook these sometimes egregious shortcomings, the information contained is helpful and unique.
The writing is sometimes very clear and logical, and other times redundant, boring, and even downright awkward. The whole chapter on "attractiveness" contains cringeworthy examples, and the authors often seem unaware that commenting on children's attractiveness is not really appropriate in a public-facing book (no matter how often such things are discussed and emphasized within the orthodontics community). If you can overlook these sometimes egregious shortcomings, the information contained is helpful and unique.
malachi_oneill's review
3.0
I get distracted in books where the authors get off track of main topic and into areas of interest they have but logically have little to do with the main topic - usually some sort of political viewpoint or some topic that is highly debatable with many different viewpoints. The author's viewpoints are often given as a "given" and "settled-science" type mindset.
Of course it's their book and they can write whatever they want and see the world however they want.
I just find it distracting and takes away from the power of their book as a bit more timeless from their main point into just another take on the topic of the day in today's society.
There's plenty of that on social media and not why I generally choose to read most books.
Some books if that is the main point, but in other books I want deeper insights and broader ranges of topics.
I did have to check if this was the same Paul Ehrlich that scared us all as kids that our world was going to collapse with over-population (bomb) which is now being overturned by many demographic studies concerned about civilizational collapses due to under-population (birthrate numbers).
Of course it's their book and they can write whatever they want and see the world however they want.
I just find it distracting and takes away from the power of their book as a bit more timeless from their main point into just another take on the topic of the day in today's society.
There's plenty of that on social media and not why I generally choose to read most books.
Some books if that is the main point, but in other books I want deeper insights and broader ranges of topics.
I did have to check if this was the same Paul Ehrlich that scared us all as kids that our world was going to collapse with over-population (bomb) which is now being overturned by many demographic studies concerned about civilizational collapses due to under-population (birthrate numbers).
scholastic_squid's review
3.0
Errr… I liked it… but I’m honestly surprised this was the writing style chosen for a plea to take orthotropics / forwardonics seriously. Chapter 8 and 9 were a compilation of opinions on what is wrong with the United States (which is inclined to agree with them on most of what they were saying) and how it was related to this epidemic of shrinking mouths/crooked teeth. Many of the other chapters lacked solid proof and contained phrases that are eerily similar to pseudoscientific authors out there. For example, that forwardontics can “cure” the problem yet they later say that there are so many other factors that contribute to the issue. There were other claims that the other types of dental work is only out there to make a profit and not really about helping their patients yet later say that their method takes years and 10k?? The final line in the biographical information about the authors sort of explains my concern with this book being more opinions than fact, “This volume is thus the result of a friendship, convergent interests, and recognition by four friends that there is a great and generally unrecognized need to spare multitudes of children from leaving less-than-satisfactory futures.”
It does in fact seem like a book written by four friends who think they see an issue and they have a solution. I would like to learn more about this method as it seems much safer than using mechanical devices and surgical procedures to fix crooked teeth. Surgery in any sense is always dangerous and invasive. If this is a method to get to the root cause versus a bandaid or trying to fix a problem after it happens then yes we should totally pursue this!
The photography throughout the book was a little hard to tell the differences of improvements or alternative methods so that was frustrating. Also, the fact that these (for lack of a better term) highly decorated professionals used a sentence, that went something like “who needs a broader data source when seeing this one case of twins for proof”, in their book is just wow. If you want to prove your point, please do not take that course of action. It makes me the reader think this is bunk aka pseudoscience.
I’m not even sure I learned too much about the process by reading this book… which is sad because there was over 200 pages… will I try out more chewy foods and watching how my child holds her mouth? Yes.. because it can’t hurt.. and will I asked about this at her dentist? Probably.. but I’m not fully convinced based on what was discussed. 2.5 stars…
It does in fact seem like a book written by four friends who think they see an issue and they have a solution. I would like to learn more about this method as it seems much safer than using mechanical devices and surgical procedures to fix crooked teeth. Surgery in any sense is always dangerous and invasive. If this is a method to get to the root cause versus a bandaid or trying to fix a problem after it happens then yes we should totally pursue this!
The photography throughout the book was a little hard to tell the differences of improvements or alternative methods so that was frustrating. Also, the fact that these (for lack of a better term) highly decorated professionals used a sentence, that went something like “who needs a broader data source when seeing this one case of twins for proof”, in their book is just wow. If you want to prove your point, please do not take that course of action. It makes me the reader think this is bunk aka pseudoscience.
I’m not even sure I learned too much about the process by reading this book… which is sad because there was over 200 pages… will I try out more chewy foods and watching how my child holds her mouth? Yes.. because it can’t hurt.. and will I asked about this at her dentist? Probably.. but I’m not fully convinced based on what was discussed. 2.5 stars…
dixiet's review
4.0
Interesting and informative -- the type of book I kept bothering my friends with tidbits from.