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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
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…
Interesting and informative -- the type of book I kept bothering my friends with tidbits from.
The authors have some very interesting theories about why we have problems with our teeth, jaws, and breathing and how they are all connected. It makes lots of sense, especially for someone who had braces for many years and has worn retainers for over 20 years.
I am not convinced that what they are talking about is causal rather than correlational (and neither are the authors). The problems are real and they might be on to the fix, but I need more information than exists in this book.
My main problem is how they talked about appearance being so important. It is certainly not the way to convince people to make new public policies, making people more attractive.
I am not convinced that what they are talking about is causal rather than correlational (and neither are the authors). The problems are real and they might be on to the fix, but I need more information than exists in this book.
My main problem is how they talked about appearance being so important. It is certainly not the way to convince people to make new public policies, making people more attractive.
informative
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5 star content
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It's worth reading for the content alone!
3 star delivery
It's worth reading for the content alone!
informative
fast-paced
informative
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As a Registered Dental Hygienist, I found this book fascinating! Loved it all and found myself noticing exactly what they were speaking of in the book.
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informative
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