Ask The Orthodontist Predicting the Future It is possible to estimate if your child will need braces in the future by certain aspects of their developing teeth. For example, when all the baby teeth (also known as deciduous or primary teeth) have erupted, if there is a likelihood that orthodontics will be needed. The perma- nent teeth take up more space than the baby ones they replace so even if the baby teeth look perfect in ideal alignment, their is probably going to be crowding. WEISS-FENSTER Nelson Hersh DDS, MS Licensed Specialist S usan Jill Weiss and Michael Kalman Fenster were married recently at the Troy Marriott Hotel. Rabbi Michael Moskowitz of Temple Shir Shalom officiated. Susan is the daughter of Ilene Weiss and the late Dr. Richard Weiss; Michael is the son of Daphne Fenster and the late Herman Fenster. The bride was escorted to the chuppah by her uncle Dr. Charles Gilman of San Diego. Alyssa Toft was maid of honor and bridesmaids included sisters of the bride, Deborah Weiss of Indiana, Enid Weiss of New Jersey; sister of the groom, Lauri Fenster; and longtime friends Lesley Cara, Staci Fealk, Dana Jaffe, Amy Katz, Kristin Mitoff and Jodi Niskar. Marc Cohen of Virginia was the best man. Ushers were brother-in-law Keith Anniversaries DEYTSHE 60TH To best guess if your child has enough room in the pos- terior or back of the mouth, you can measure from the front of the lower 1st molar, which erupts into the mouth around age 6, to the back of the lateral incisor, which is the 2nd tooth from the midline. If the measure- ment is less than 22 millimeters, then you can guess there will not be enough room for the future permanent teeth. To determine if the palate or roof of the mouth is wide enough, the meas- urement you want to see between the right and left 1st permanent molars i s 38 millimeters, or the length of a dental cotton roll. This dimension is fairly consistent from age 10 to late adolescence. Ryzewicz of New Jersey and friends Eric Carver and Paul Wolf. The bride's nieces Rachel and Samantha Ryzewicz were flower girls. Following a honeymoon in Hawaii, the couple reside in Oak Park Lastly, if your child can fit their little finger in between the upper and lower front teeth when the mouth is closed, then you may have a future problem with overlap. Also if you do not see at least 50% of the lower teeth when the teeth are closed together, there may be a problem with a deep over-bite. All these are best evaluated by an orthodontist who can best determine growth direction and when to intervene. For more information or a com- plimentary consultation, call our office on the border of West Bloomfield/Commerce Township (248) 360-7700. Nelson (Nick) Hersh DDS, MS Licensed Specialist 44110thatiw hyllis and Phil Deytshe cele- brated their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 24 with their family. Their children and grandchildren are Terry and Alan Gold, Faye Gorman, Adam and Jennifer Geffen, Jeffrey and Lisa Gorman, Jason and Julia Gold. Their great-granddaughter is Eliah Gold. Special Birthday SO% Off 40% Off 3096 Off BARON 90TH Iff aria Baron was recently honored on the occa- sion of her 90th birth- day. Family and friends got together at a dinner reception to wish her many more years of health and happiness. She is the proud mother of Ester, grandmother of Ben, Chani and Fima and great-grand- mother of Chaya, Chely and Rivkah. Sale merchandise is from selected groups unless identified as "other."