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Ask The Orthodontist

I frequently get asked questions about "Over-bites."
Over-bite is the amount of vertical overlap of the front teeth.
Too much or insufficient over-bite can cause problems.

Excessive over-bite, known as deep over-bite, is too much
overlap of the front teeth. A parent noticing that the lower
front teeth are not visualized very much when the teeth are
closed together can detect this. This situation causes excessive
force from biting which is conveyed to the front teeth (which
are smaller than the back teeth and not designed to take
Nelson Hersh DDS, MS
that force.) This can lead to excessive wear, fracturing and
Licensed Specialist
chipping of teeth, and may even predispose the individual
to future TMD, which are jaw, joint difficulties. Sometimes
the over-bite may be so deep deep that the lower front teeth actually reach the palate
and lead toward other problems. This is referred to as a deep impinging over-bite.

Insufficient over-bite is referred to as an anterior (or front) over-bite. This not only
creates a cosmetic issue but also without the front teeth able to bite together properly,
may lead to excessive force on the posterior or back teeth. This can lead to excessive wear
and future restorative dental needs such as crowns, etc.

The mal-occlusion, known as over-bite deserves attention because it can potentially
interfere with speaking, swallowing, chewing foods and is considered a cosmetic concern.
Parents with any orthodontic concerns for their child should consult an orthodontist
concerning their need for orthodontic treatment. As a dental specialist, an orthodontist
has elected to limit his practice to this specific area or expertise and has received
additional training by an accredited dental school for advanced education.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Hersh at the
newest state of the art orthodontic facility in West Bloomfield/Commerce Township at
(248) 926-4100.

Nelson (Nick) Hersh
DDS, MS

Licensed Specialist

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B'nai Mitzvah from page 59

parents are Lisa
Daniels and Ken
Daniels. He is the
brother of Arlyn.
His thrilled grand-
parents are Gerald
Greenberg, Renee
and Howard Tward
and Sylvia and

Marvin Daniels.
Jamie is a student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield.
He participated in a variety of mitz-
vah projects, including feeding the
homeless at the Souper Bowl through
Shaarey Zedek.

and the brother of Shayna. His
proud grandparents are Drs. Stephen
and Sonya Friedman and Mildred
Greenley. He is also the grandson of
the late Dr Robert
Greenley.
Gordon is a
seventh-grade
student at Hillel
Day School of
.Metropolitan
Detroit in
Farmington Hills. Greenley
As one of his mitz-
vah projects, he
volunteered at Yad Ezra in Berkley.

Carly Sara Gersten will be called
to the bimah as she -celebrates her bat
mitzvah, Friday, May 19, at Temple
Israel. She is the daughter of Lori and
David Gersten. Her
proud grandpar-
ents are Ethel and
Philip Gersten and
Gladys Hacker. She
is also the grand-
child of the late
Bill Hacker.
Gersten
Carly attends
Walled Lake
Middle School. Her most meaningful
mitzvah project was working with
young children at Temple Emanu-El's
summer day camp.

Alana Danielle Greenspan will
be called to the Torah as a bat mitz-
vah on Saturday, May 20, at Temple
Beth El. She is
the daughter of
Sandra and Elliott
Greenspan. Her
proud grandmoth-
ers are Shirley
Greenspan and
Helen
Hiipakka.
Greenspan
Alana is a stu-
dent at Cranbrook-
Kingswood Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. Her most meaning-
ful mitzvah project was working at St.
Mark's Food Pantry in Warren, helping
to fill holiday food baskets.

Adam Benjamin Gorman
(Schmuel Efraim) of Commerce
Township will become bar mitzvah
Saturday, May 20, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfield,
B'nai Israel Center. His parents,
Bradley and Stacey
Gorman, and
sisters Emily and
Hannah will share
in the simchah
along with Adam's
grandparents
Ashley and Tama
Gorman
Gorman, Nancy
Lole and Brenda
Waldman, and great-grandmother
Estelle Gorman.
Adam is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. His favorite mitzvah
project was working with the children
at Beth Hayeled nursery school.

Stacey Lynn Kaplan, daugh-
ter of Lisa and Steven Kaplan of
West Bloomfield, will celebrate her
bat mitzvah at Jewish Parents
Institute on Saturday, May 20. She is
the sister of Erin and the granddaugh-
ter of Esther Weingarden, the late
Louis Weingarden, the late Sidney and
the late Pauline Kaplan.
Stacey attends
Orchard Lake
Middle School in
West Bloomfield,
She volunteered
at a day camp
for children from
families with sub-
stance abuse issues Kaplan
run by Community
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Falynn Elana Koppy will be called
to the Torah as a bat mitzvah Saturday,
May 20, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek Southfield. Her proud family
are parents, Elissa and David Koppy,
and brother Adam. Her grandparents
are Joan and Bernard Brawer and
Anne and Allen Marcus. She is also

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