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Staying Cavity-Free While In Braces
Those who wear non-removable orthodontic appliances
known as "braces" must guard against decay springing
up around the edges of brackets and bands by paying
scrupulous attention to oral hygiene. Aside from rinsing,
flossing and brushing after meals, orthodontic patients
have the option of applying a prescription gel to their
teeth as a means of assisting in preventing decay. A
recent study shows that those patients with braces who
Nelson Hersh DDS, MS
brushed, then applied a 1.1 percent fluoride gel twice
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daily for 18 months, reduced levels of plaque (the stic
germ laden substance that coats teeth and encourages
cavities), gum swelling and gum bleeding by about half, when compared with those
patients who did not use the gel and only brushed. There are also mouth rinses
that contain a 63 percent stannous fluoride that can be a supplement to the oral
hygiene routine.. Many offices carry these produCts for your convenience, or can
write a prescription for the patient.
Electric toothbrushes can also help the patient comply with good oral hygiene,
but any soft bristle toothbrush can be used. If the plaque is removed, the teeth
will move more efficiently and remain cavity and stain free. For patients at work or
school, our office also provides a travel toothbrush which makes it more convenient
to brush when not at home.
In general, excellent orthodontic treatment results can only be obtained with
cooperative and informed patients,and parents. Once orthodontic therapy begins,
the patient will be expected to continue to see the family dentist for regular
checkups and routine care.
To find out more information, or for a complimentary.consultation, call our
office at 248-926-4100, 2300 Haggerty, Suite 1160, \Vest Bloomfield.
Nelson (Nick) Hersh
DDS, MS
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Sy Berman and brother of Leah, will
celebrate his bar
mitzvah as he
reads from the
Torah at Temple
Israel Friday,
April 7. He is
the grandson
of Marilyn and
Dave Rubin and
Sam and Minnie
Berman
Berman.
Aaron attends
Clifford Smart Middle School in
Walled Lake. He felt that serving din-
ner to a women's homeless shelter,
through Federation, was his most
meaningful mitzvah project.
Jarett Bryan Friedland will be
called to the Torah at Temple Israel
Saturday, April 8,
in celebration of
his bar mitzvah.
His parents are
Tammi and Dr.
Mark Friedland.
He is the brother
of Brandon,
Brittani and
Friedland
Stephen. Sharing
in the simchah
will be his
proud grandparents Sandra Rodman
and Joan Friedland. He is also the
grandson of the late Stephen Rodman
and the late Lester Friedland and
the great-grandson of the late Ethel
and Sam Berman and the late Reinie
Blend.
Jarett is a student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield. He
felt his most meaningful mitzvah proj-
ect was packaging food at Yad Ezra in
Berkley.
Corey Michael Goodstein will be
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Aaron Eli Berman, son of Judy and
Pr7 .7 /
called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah
Saturday, April 8, at Temple Shir
Shalom. Proud parents are Kathy and
Harold Goodstein. He is the grandson
of Ruth and
Fred Goodstein,
Sue Witus and
the late George
Witus.
Corey is
a student at
Cranbrook
Boys School
in Bloomfield
Goldstein
Hills. He par-
ticipates with
the American Diabetes Association to
help raise money to find a cure.
Chelsea Brooke Herron will celebrate
her bat mitzvah Saturday, April 8, at
Temple Israel. She is the daughter of
Tina and Patrick Herron and sister
of Daniel and
Elizabeth. She is
the grandchild
of Ralph Herron,
the late Marrien
Herron and the
late Shirley and
Seymour Sonkin.
Chelsea
attends Walnut
Herron
Creek Middle
School in Walled
Lake. She felt helping less fortunate
people at Gleaners food bank in
Detroit was her most meaningful
mitzvah project.
Alexander Jay Holland, son of Tania
and Dr. Gary Holland, will celebrate
his bar mitzvah
Friday, April 7, at
Temple Israel.
He is the brother
of Tiffany and
Brian and the
grandchild of
Modesta Urena
and William
Holland.
Holland
Attending
Walnut Creek
Middle School in Walled Lake, Alex
felt it was especially meaningful to
volunteer at Gleaners food bank as
part of his mitzvah experience.
Brandon Michael Klein, son of
Michelle and Roger Klein and brother
of Molly, will read from the Torah
on the occasion of his bar mitzvah
Saturday, April
8, at Temple
Israel. His
proud grand-
parents are
Audrey and
Daniel Klein
and Sharon
Katz.
Klein
Attending
West Hills
Middle School in Bloomfield Hills,
Brandon felt it was meaningful as part
of his mitzvah experience to assist in
the care of children at a day camp.
Joshua Sam Klein will be called
to the Torah as a bar mitzvah
Saturday, April 8, at Mat Shalom
Synagogue. He is the son of Dahlia
and Harvey Klein and brother of Jodie
and Amy. Also sharing in the simchah