Jaws

The Story of a Hidden Epidemic

By: Sandra Kahn, Paul R. Erhlich, Robert Sapolsky - foreword

Narrated by: Gregg Rizzo

There's a silent epidemic in Western civilization, and it is right under our noses. 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 will change your life. Every parent should listen to this audiobook.

©2018 Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich (P)2018 Tantor

a must for all dental professionals

anyone working with children and families should read or listen to this book. really opened my eyes

Much needed information

Great read-
Quick and to the point. Should be a part of every infant caretaker’s education. Knowledge is powerful and the author does a good job of explaining it on a professional but also approachable level.

Important Information

This book should be given out at the hospital to ALL new parents! Such important information which ultimately effects us all. I’m on my own personal journey from having a small jaw which was blocking my airway by 65% and didn’t know until I was 40 years old

Extraordinarily Useful Information

Neither the general public nor most dental or other health
care professionals have a good basic understanding of this topic; unfortunately far too many treatment modalities that never address the root cause of why we have crowded teeth, narrow jaws, breathing issues and developmental concerns that can cause life-long problems.
This book is extraordinarily useful, and contains a wealth of information I wish I had access to prior to having children.

Seriously Informative

The narrator made learning a true pleasure.
Very helpful information about breathing issues, braces and an alert for those growing up in a digital world: Posture Matters. Chew your food and choose food that doesn't melt in your mouth. You will be glad you did.

In valuable information

Truly eye-opening knowledge will be coming back to this. I will be sharing it with all your parents and parents.

interesting content. hard to listen to at a fast speed

there's probably a word for this but the "oomph" of narrator's voice is on the vowels not the consonants and it makes it harder to understand at a faster speed compared to other narrators

Great book, but narrator voice very quiet

Worth listening for the whole concept, but the narrator was reading with such a quiet voice that I had to increase the volume a lot.

Narration grows on you

See review title. Good read. Definitely informative, includes review of scientific literature, and gives practices to begin working to improve oral posture in your own life.

Great book! One tiny problem.

This book along with Breath by James Nestor are great to learn about our faces and why they are so messed up. One thing that both books get wrong though is the endorsement of the Homeoblock. While there are good adult Jaw expanding appliances out there (ex: MSE), it has to be a jaw borne expander to work; This means that devices like AGGA and Homeoblock (With are tooth borne “expanders”) do not work at widening your jaw.

If you are more interested in the topic of adult jaw borne expanders I recommend the youtube channel “JawHacks”. If you are interested in Forwardontics/Orthotropics I recommend John/Mike Mew’s youtube channel “Orthotropics”.