Ask The Orthodontist
Parents frequently ask about "Gaps
between the teeth especially in the front."
dent at Norup International School
in Oak Park. She participated in the
University of Michigan Warm Fuzzies
Project and made fleece blankets for
cancer patients.
Evan Mitchell
Rollet, son of Janice
Rollet and Steven
Rollet, will read
from the Torah as
he celebrates his bar
mitzvah Friday, May
18 at Temple Israel.
Rollet
He is the brother
of Shawna and
the grandson of Maxine and Donald
Weingarden and Norma Rollet. He is
also the grandchild of the late Donald
Rollet.
Evan is a student at O.E. Dunckel
Middle School in Farmington Hills.
He felt it was especially meaningful to
donate funs to the Jewish Federation of
Detroit as one of his Mitzvah projects.
Adam Scott
Brody Ross will be
called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah
on Friday, May 18,
at Temple Shir
Shalom. He is the
son of Alice Brody
Ross
and Ron Ross and
the brother of James.
Adam's proud grandparents are Susan
and David Brody and Eve Arno. He is
also the grandson of the late Harvey
Ross and the late Sydney Arno.
Adam is a student at Cranbrook
Kingswood Boys' Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. His most meaning-
ful mitzvah project is volunteering at
Friendship Circle in West Bloomfield.
Rebecca
Hanna Halper
Rosen (Rivka)
of Bloomfield
Township became
a bat mitzvah at
Temple Kol Ami on
Saturday, May 12.
Rosen
Participating in the
ceremony were her parents, Marc and
Lynn Halper Rosen, and her brother
Jacob. Proud grandparents are Allen
and Janet Halper of West Bloomfield.
She is also the granddaughter of the
late Doug and the late Rhoda Rosen.
Rebecca is a student at Derby
Middle School in Birmingham. Her
mitzvah projects included organizing
a book drive at Derby Middle School
to donate to Barber Middle School in
Highland Park, where her grandfather
was a principal.
Benjamin Jacob
Rouff, son of Linda
and David Rouff and
brother of Lauren,
will read from the
Torah on the occa-
sion of his bar
mitzvah Saturday,
Rouff
May 19, at Temple
Israel. His proud
grandparents are Sylvia and Leonard
Rouff and Norma Zelch. He is also the
grandchild of the late Raymond Zelch.
Benjamin is a student at Walnut
Creek Middle School in Walled Lake.
He felt helping at temple with the
housing of the homeless was a mean-
ingful mitzvah project.
Blair Lindsey
Sucher (Barucha
Leah) will be
called to the Torah
as a bat mitzvah
Saturday, May 19,
at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek
Sucher
Southfield. She
is the daughter of
Sherrie and Mark Sucher and the sis-
ter of Justin. Her proud grandparents
are JoAnn Shatanoff and Sharon and
Marvin Sucher. She is the great-grand-
daughter of the late Rose Sucher. Blair
is named in loving memory of her late
grandfather Bruce L. Shatanoff.
Blair is a seventh-grader at Warner
Middle School in Farmington Hills.
She has participated in several mitz-
vah experiences; her most meaningful
one was helping out at Shaarey Zedek's
Beth Hayeled's day camp, which she
hopes to do again this summer.
Derek Andrew
Wolfe will celebrate
his bar mitzvah on
Saturday, May 19,
at Congregation
Beth Ahm. He is
the son of Dr. Karen
and Tom Begres and
Wolfe
David and Sandy
Wolfe. Proud grand-
parents are Dr. Mort and Ruth Cash of
West Bloomfield and Avis and Harold
Wolfe of Farmington Hills. Great-
grandmother Phyllis Hendrick is also
looking forward to the event.
Derek is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. He raised money for
Kids Kicking Cancer as his mitzvah
project.
f patients wish to close the gap between the front teeth,
the reason for the spacing must first be determined be-
fore the best method of correction can be decided upon.
In the majority of cases, the cause is developmental. As the
teeth erupt, there is simply more room than is needed to
accommodate them. As a result, gaps may appear. Another
reason that gaps might appear in the upper front teeth
Nelson Hersh
relates to the muscle attachment (frenum) found between
DDS, MS
the upper lip and the upper dental arch in the area of the
Licensed Specialist
two front teeth. It sometimes happens that very large or
fibrous attachments may contribute to splaying of the two
front teeth. Once these causes are addressed, corrected, or at least recognized,
the orthodontist may then close the gap by utilizing the long term procedure of
orthodontically moving the teeth together.
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Timing of treatment, and the cause and nature of the gaps is critical. Age and
development play an important role and sometimes spacing is a natural devel-
opment. Therefore it is acutely important for the orthodontist to play a role in
determining treatment. In some individuals depending upon size of the teeth,
the bite, and taking into account the entire mouth, cosmetic bonding may be an
answer. Most of the time it is best to set up a consultation with an orthodontic
specialist.
Everyone wants a beautiful smile and everyone ought to have a healthy one. The
orthodontist goal is to achieve both for the patient. The importance of an attrac-
tive smile should not be underestimated.
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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