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Elastics, also known as Rubber Bands

BIRTHS

Orthodontic elastics are small special "rubber bands"
that are attached to braces by patients. They come in
different sizes depending upon why they are needed.

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Herman Broder of Boca Raton, Fla.,
Elsie Harold of Southfield and
Barbara Goldsmith of Southfield.
Hannah is named in loving memory
of her maternal great-grandmother
Grace Kaufman and her paternal
great-grandfathers Harry Goldsmith
and Ben Harold.

Oct. 12
Michele (Freind) and Bruce Skolnik
of West Bloomfield announce with
love the arrival of their daughter,
Nora Eden (Eliora Isaaca). She was
welcomed home by big sisters Maya
Emanuelle, 4, and Stella Eve, 17
months. Proud grandparents are
Marcia Freind of West Bloomfield
and Marla Skolnik of Highland Park,
Ill. Also sharing in their joy is great-
grandmother Ida Elfenstein of
Philadelphia, Pa. Nora is named in
loving memory of her maternal great-
grandfathers Albert Freind and
Leonard Elfenstein.

Deni Nicole Ambrose, daughter of
Alisa and Jeffrey Ambrose, will read
from the Torah at Temple Israel
Friday, March 11. She is the sister of
Michael, Cortney and Shelby. Her
proud grandparents are Lois and Paul
Katzman and Ruth and Sam
Ambrose. She is also the grandchild
of the late Mickie
Ambrose.
Deni is an honor
student at Orchard
Lake Middle
School in West
Bloomfield. She
has worked with
children at
Friendship Circle
and is also
involved with JARC as part of her
mitzvah projects. In lieu of gifts, she
has asked her guests to donate to
JARC, Friendship Circle or a charity
of their choice.

Jordan Ivy Aronovitz, daughter of
Mindy and James Aronovitz and sis-
ter of Sydney and Anthony, will cele-
brate her bat mitvah at Congrega-
tion Shaarey Zedek Southfield
Friday, March 11. Joining Jordan will
be her proud
grandparents
Arlene and Ronald
Licht and Adria
and Marvin
Aronovitz. Jordan
is the great-grand-
child of the late
Jeanette and

Simon Gottlieb, the late Clara and
Sam Licht, the late Lillian and Irvin
Meckler and the late Sophie and
Harry Aronovitz.
Jordan attends West Hills Middle
School in West Bloomfield. Some of
her mitzvah projects include volun-
teering at an Alzheimer residence and
donating her hair to Locks of Love.

Nathan Daniel Bloom, son of Lynn
and Harvey Bloom, will be called to
the Torah as he celebrates his bar
mitzvah, Friday, March 11, at
Temple Israel. His brother is Samuel
and his excited grandmother is Ethel
Bloom.
Nathan, an
honor student,
attends Walled
Lake Middle
School. For his
mitzvah projects,
he chose to play
bingo with the eld-
erly during
Federation Mitzvah
Day, volunteer at Yad Ezra in Berkley
and donate to the Tsunami victims.

Noah Harmon Cook will celebrate
his bar mitzvah at Temple Israel
Saturday, March 12, as he takes his •
place on the bimah to read from the
Torah. His parents are Dianne and
Sean Cook and his sister is Jade. His
excited grandparents are Beverly and
Dr. Robert Brown
and Dale Cook.
He is also the
grandchild of the
late Harriett
Marshall.
Noah is a stu-
dent at Orchard
Lake Middle
School in West
Bloomfield. He
volunteered at Gleaners Food Bank,
worked at Temple Israel's Labor Day
picnic and made a contribution to
the American Cancer Society.

Scott Michael Haber will be called
to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on
Saturday, March 12, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek West
Bloomfield, B'nai Israel Center. He
is the son of Corey and Hilary Haber
and brother of Sammi. Proud grand-
mother is Dorothy Haber of Las
Vegas, Nev. He is also the grandson
of the late Barbara and Bob Keila and
George Haber.
Scott is a seventh-grade honor stu-
dent at Hillel Day School of

B'NAI MITZVAH

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The purpose of elastics is to move teeth into their
proper places. In doing so, elastics can correct an
over-bite, make room for crowded teeth, help relate
the upper and lower jaws together, or help in settling
the process to achieve an ideal fit or "mesh" of the
Nelson Hersh DDS MS
teeth. Orthodontic elastics are a great help to your
Licensed Specialist
treatment because of the neat things they can do for
your teeth, especially since they can reduce the
time you spend in braces. However, remember not all cases elastics and
your orthodontist will tell you whether your case requires them.

Teeth move only when pressure is placed on them. This is why we find
when elastics are removed, even for a short time, the teeth may stop moving
and may even back track. For this reason, part time wear will result in little
or no movement at all and thus increase the time that braces are on the
teeth. therefore, it is essential that your elastics be worn all the time. You
should ask your orthodontist if elastics should be worn during eating. If an
elastic breaks or loses its elasticity, replace it right away. You will want to
keep a pack of elastics with you.

There is usually little to no change in speech. You may have some sensitivity
to your teeth as they first get used to the pressure. This will usually last
several days and then go away completely. When patients use their elastics
according to our recommendations, we as a team have excellent success.

For information you may call our office at 248-360-7700 in
West Bloomfield/Commerce Township.

Nelson (Nick) Hersh
DDS, MS

Licensed Specialist
248.926.4100
Lakes Medical Center

on the West Bloomfield/Commerce Border

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