Edible Arrangements

Ask The Orthodontist

People commonly ask about the "Role of
Heredity" in our dental appearance.

propose
uch factors as thumb-sucking, can
tongue thrusting, premature corrective
loss of baby teeth, and a poor treatment that
breathing airway caused by enlarged can enhance the
adenoids or tonsils may each child's future
contribute to mal-positioned teeth, oral health and
Nelson Hersh
DDS, MS
but heredity may also play a significant self-esteem.
Licensed Specialist
If your child
role. When it does it may be the
result of a complicated interplay of has major gaps
factors. For example, it may be that between his or her permanent
both parents have well aligned teeth teeth, or teeth that are tipped or
and their first child's teeth may erupt turned out of place, chances are
uneventfully, but then the second you should consider orthodontic
child may inherit the small jaw size treatment. Proper treatment can
of the mother and the large tooth size make significant improvement over
of the father. This mismatch is likely severely mal-aligned teeth. Although
to result in overcrowding that has most orthodontists agree that the
the potential to be detrimental to the earlier treatment begins, the better,
child's future oral health. Another it is never too late. It is always best
of several possibilities is to inherit for the orthodontist to direct the final
the upper jaw size of the father and erupting permanent teeth into their
the lower jaw size of the mother. By ideal positions. To determine the best
properly evaluating the relationship time to begin orthodontic treatment
between the teeth and the jaws a consultation should be set up with
and to each other, the orthodontist an orthodontic specialist.
For more information, you may call our office at (248) 926-4100,
located at 2300 Haggerty Rd. Suite 1160, West Bloomfield.

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West Bloomfield

Berkley

6167 Haggerty Road

2530 W. 12 Mile Road

248-960-5200

248-547-7000

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Nelson (Nick) Hersh
DDS, MS

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The Fan-ii

Bert and Irene Ruby,

expresses its sincere gratitude to

the Michigan Jewish
Sports Foundation

for Bert's election to the Michigan
Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Induction Dinner November 6, 2006, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek.

October 19 2006

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