rev4.4 kJ.; Ask the Orthodontist tt Is possible to estimate If your child will need braces in the future by certain aspects of there developing teeth. For example, when all the baby teeth (also known as deciduous or primary teeth) have erupted, if there Is crowding or not excess space between The teeth, there is likelihood that orthodontics will be needed. The permanent teeth take up more space than the baby ones they replace so even If the baby teeth look perfect in ideal alignment, there Is probably going to be crowding. Henry Shifman (Avi Hershal) will become a bar mitzvah on Friday, May 30, at Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield. He is the son of Dina and Jeffrey and Shifman younger brother of Marlee. Grandparents are Phyllis and Gibby Schwartz, Joan and the late William Shifman. Henry is a student at Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. His mitz- vah project was volunteering at the Humane Society, which he plans to continue. Hunter Daniel Strager, son of Diane and Robert Strager and brother of Samantha and Ryan, will read from the Torah as he cel- ebrates his bar mitz- Strager vah at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Saturday, May 31. His grandparents are Virginia and Dilliard Ross, Adele Strager and the late Norman Strager. Hunter attends Derby Middle School in Birmingham. He raised funds for the Jewish Braille Institute, located in New York, and felt this was a meaning- ful mitzvah project. Sucher Erik Jordan Sucher, son of Dr. Linda Sucher and David Sucher, will read from the Torah as he celebrates his bar mitzvah during Havdalah services at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Saturday, May 31. He is the brother of Adam and Allie. He is the grandson of Sheldon Sucher and the late Peggy Sucher, the late Pearl and the late Dr. Joseph Seltzer. Erik is a student at Warner Middle School in Farmington Hills. He felt his most meaningful mitzvah project was donating funds to Comfort Bears for Kids. Samantha Hannah Vine will read from the Torah on Saturday, May 31, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield as she celebrates her bat mitzvah with her par- Vine ents, Amy and Allen Vine, and brother Evan. Also sharing in the simchah will be her very proud grandparents Barbara and Michael Hechtman and Judy and George Vine. She is also the grandchild of the late Barbara Vine. Her great-grandparents are Ruth and Chuck Rader and Mollye Hechtman. She is also the great-grandchild of the late Louis Hechtman, the late Esther and the late Leo Silver, the late Rose and the late Harry Share. Attending Orchard Lake Middle School in West Bloomfield, Samantha participated with both her school and temple's teams for Relay for Life. She felt this was her most meaningful mitzvah project. To best guess if your child has enough room in the posterior or bock of the mouth, you can measure from the front of the lower 1st molar, which erupts Into the mouth around age 6, to the back of the lateral incisor which is the 2nd tooth from the mIdline. If the measurement is less than 22 millimeters, then you can guess there will not be enough room for the future permanent teeth. Nelson Hersh DDS, MS Licensed Specialist If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Hersh at the newest state-of- the-art facility in West Bloomfield/ Commerce Up., 2300 Haggerty Rd., Suite 1160, 248-926-4100. To determine if the palate or roof of the mouth Is wide enough, the measurement you want to see between the right and left 1st permanent molars is 38 millimeters, or the length of a dental cotton roil. This dimension is fairly consistent from age 10 to late adolescence. Lastly, if you child can fit their little finger In between the upper and lower front teeth when the mouth is closed, then you may have a future problem with overlap. Also if you do not see at least 50% of the lower teeth when the teeth are closed together, there may be a problem with a deep over-bite. All these are best evaluated by an orthodontist who can best determine growth direction and when to intervene. if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Hersh at the newest state-of-ihe-art orthodontic facility In West Bloornfleid/Commerce Township at 248-9264100. 248-926-4100 hershorthodontics.com More B'nai Mitzvah • Temple Beth El — Connor Shane Rittman, son of Deborah and Jon Rittman (Saturday). • Temple Kol Ami — adult bat mitz- vah of Melanie Nathan (Saturday). Silber 50th S hirley and Joel Silber of White Lake Township will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary June 8. 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