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How does playing a specific musical
instrument affect my. child?
While children who play instruments should be encouraged
to play at every available opportunity, it should be noted
that, as far as the teeth are concerned, practice might
make less than perfect. The reason is that woodwind
instruments and brass instruments have the potential to
push teeth out of their proper positions to either cause, or
worsen, orthodontic problems. Consider the fact that
braces move teeth with 100 grams of pressure, while
playing a musical instrument exerts 500 grams of pressure. Nelson Hersh
DDS, MS
Trumpets, trombones, and French horns have a tendency
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to push the front teeth back, while clarinets and. Licensed
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saxophones can force front teeth out. To see if playing an instrument poses
a problem, have the orthodontist evaluate your child's instrument's effect
upon his or her teeth. If a problem does exist, the orthodontist can possibly
compensate with orthodontic procedures and opposing forces.
It is unwise to leave orthodontic problems of children or adults untreated
as they may become worse • over time. Severe orthodontic problems can
lead to loss of teeth, a worsening alignment, discomfort and anxieties over
one's appearance. Teeth are meant to last a lifetime.
Orthodontic problems can affect one's emotional and psychological status,
as well as physical health. When people look better, they generally feel
better about themselves. This enhances self-esteem and self-confidence,
which play an important role in social life and career opportunities. To
help you evaluate your own situation or that of your child, visit an ortho-
dontist specialist for a consultation.
You may see or write us at our office for any topics you would like discussed
in this biweekly column. Our office is located on the border of West
Bloomfield/Commerce Township at (360-7700) at 8362 Richardson.
Nelson (Nick) Hersh
DDS, MS
Licensed Specialist
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Ashton Kyleigh Taylor will be called to
the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday,
Sept. 14, at Temple Shir Shalom. Rabbi
Dannel Schwartz and Rabbi Michael
Moskowitz will lead
the services. Ashton
is the daughter of
Lauren and Joseph
Taylor and the sister
of Chad, Nolan and
Corey Taylor; grand-
daughter of
Adrienne and
Richard Gendelman
and John Taylor.
Proud great-grandmothers are Sydel
Jacobs and Sally Gendelman.
Ashton is an honor student at
Orchard Lake Middle School in West
Bloomfield, where her favorite subject is
language arts. She enjoys dance, tap, jazz
and hip-hop, chatting on AOL, going to
the movies and being with friends. Her
mitzvah projects included helping out at
a nursing home and donating to Yad
Ezra in Berkley.
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Daniel Zemon and brother of Joshua,
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Adelson of Omaha, Neb., and
Michael Usher of Farmington
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Sharon and Matthew each
received a bachelor of arts degree
from Michigan State University.
Sharon is employed as a software
planning analyst at Ford Motor
Company. Matthew is a property
manager at the Farbman Group.
Following an October wed-
ding at Congregation Shaaey
Zedek, the couple will reside in
Huntington Woods.
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Temple Israel. His
proud grandparents
are Gertrude and
Dr. Seymour Lipsitt.
David enjoys all
sports and partici-
pated in the intra-
mural basketball
program at
Birmingham
Covington School, where he is an honor
student. His other interests include
music, debate and forensics. His most
meaningful mitzvah project was work-
ing at Yad Ezra in Berkley, which he
plans to continue.
Arielle Helen-Rose Ziv, daughter of Dr.
Talia and Yigal Ziv, will celebrate her bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel on Friday, Sept.
13. Sharing in the
simchah will be her
sisters Lior and Galit
and brother Amit.
Her grandparents are
Tzipora Zeidel and
Arie Freund. Arielle
is also the grand-
daughter of the late
Ychiel Zeidel and the late Devorah
(Duci) Freund. Her great-grandmother is
Lea Shapiro, who resides in Israel.
Attending Orchard Lake Middle
School in West Bloomfield, Arielle plays
the piano and dances. She is interested
in the law and acting. The most mean-
ingful mitzvah project she worked on
was raising funds for cystic fibrosis.