Library

A selection of resources to find out more about the jaw epidemic and craniofacial dystrophy.

Documentaries

Open Wide
Sara Goldblatt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29649645/

Books

Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic
Sandra Kahn, Paul R. Ehrlich
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jaws-Hidden-Epidemic-Sandra-Kahn/dp/1503604136
Breath
James Nestor
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breath-New-Science-Lost-Art/dp/0241289122
Sleep Wrecked Kids
Sharon Moore
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleep-Wrecked-Kids-Helping-Parents/dp/1642793965
The Breathing Cure
Patrick McKeown
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breathing-Cure-Exercises-Develop-Healthier/dp/1909410268?&linkCode=ll1&tag=gushoggblak0b-21&linkId=8253aa6dd1398255ef99829ef52d3456&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

Papers

General

Skeletal and Dental Changes from a Compliance-Based Orthotropic Treatment Approach with Exercises to Improve Orofacial Posture
Faraz Tavoossi
November 2022
The Jaw Epidemic: Recognition, Origins, Cures, and Prevention
Sandra Kahn, Paul Ehrlich, Marcus Feldman, Robert Sapolsky, Simon Wong
22 July 2020
Oral dysfunction as a cause of malocclusion
Linda D'Onofrio
10 May 2019

Chewing

Effects of food processing on masticatory strain and craniofacial growth in a retrognathic face
Daniel E. Lieberman, Gail E. Krovitz, Franklin W. Yates, Maureen Devlin, Marisa St. Claire
19 March 2004

Nutrition

Relationship between Nutrition and Development of the Jaws in Children: A Pilot Study
Paula Boo Gordillo, Laura Marqués Martínez, Carla Borrell García, Esther García Miralles
5 February 2024

Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Facial Patterns and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Seeking for Orthodontic Treatment: Data From 3671 Polysomnographic Recordings
Derek Mahony, Niroj Bhattarai, Cascella Simona, Bucci Rosaria, Peter Borbély, Peter Petocz, Audrey Yoon, Krisztina Kárpáti
5 September 2025
Sleepiness in children with severe malocclusion compared with in children with neutral occlusion
Sanne Nygaard Bruun, Camilla Hansen, Liselotte Sonnesen
14 February 2024
Pediatric sleep disorders and special educational need at 8 years: a population-based cohort study
Karen Bonuck, Trupti Rao, Linzhi Xu
3 September 2012

Premolar Extraction & Retraction Orthodontics

Orthodontic maxillary molar movement-induced zygomatic pillar remodeling and its consequences on occlusal characteristics and stress distribution
Size Li, Han Bao, Xiaojie Su, Liping Xiong, Qianwen Yin, Deao Gu, Leiying Miao, Chao Liu
15 June 2024