What are Orthodontic Elastics?

Ask the Orthodontist

Evan Bradley Arbit
will celebrate his bar
mitzvah as he reads
from the Torah on
Saturday, Oct. 18,
at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield.
Sharing in this spe-
Evan Arbit
cial occasion will
be his parents, Edie
and Steven Arbit, and brothers Noah
and Alec. His proud grandparents are
Harriet and Harold Goodman and
Charlotte and Meyer Arbit.
Evan attends West Hills Middle
School in Bloomfield Hills. He felt his
time working with JARC residents was
the most meaningful of all of his mitz-
vah experiences.

Noah Jeremy Arbit
will be called to the
bimah as he cel-
ebrates his bar mitz-
vah on Saturday, Oct.
18, at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield.
His proud parents
Noah Arbit
are Edie and Steven
Arbit. He is the
brother of Evan and Alec. Sharing in
Noah's excitement will be grandpar-
ents Harriet and Harold Goodman and
Charlotte and Meyer Arbit.
Noah attends West Hills Middle
School in Bloomfield Hills. He felt rais-
ing funds for the Foundation Raising
Malawi was the most meaningful of all
his mitzvah projects.

Branden Eli
Carlson, son of Alisa
Lowenthal Carlson
and Marc Carlson
and brother of Blake
and Brent, will be
called to the Torah as
he celebrates his bar
mitzvah Friday, Oct.
17, at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield. He is the grandson
of the late Elaine Lois Lowenthal.
Branden is a student at Cranbrook-
Kingswood Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. He felt it was very
meaningful to volunteer with the
Jewish Federation Fence Project.

Green

Taylor Lauren Green
will be called to the
Torah as a bat mitz-
vah on Saturday, Oct.
18, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe in West
Bloomfield. She is the
daughter of Barbara
and Dr. Alex Green

and younger sister of Nicole and
Austin. Her very proud grandparents
are Judith and Martin Herman and
Yetta Green. She is also the grand-
daughter of the late Zelic Green.
Taylor is a student at Orchard Lake
Middle School in West Bloomfield. She
has been involved in many mitzvah
projects and one of her most mean-
ingful was collecting hundreds of
stuffed animals and donating them to
the West Bloomfield Fire Department
so they could be distributed to chil-
dren in need.

Samuel Zachary Kay
(Sariel Zachariah)
will be called to the
Torah as a bar mitz-
vah on Saturday, Oct.
18, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. He is
Kay
the son of Renee and
Stuart Kay and brother
of Lexie and Liza. Proud are grandpar-
ents Gilda and Mark Kopitz and Gladys
Kay and great-grandma Eve Kopitz. He is
also the grandson of the late Louis Kay.
Sammy attends Hillel Day School of
Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington
Hills. His mitzvah projects included
participating in the JARC home visit
program.

Elastics are tiny rubber bands that move your teeth in a way that braces alone cannot.
They help improve how upper and lower teeth fit together (your bite). You hook elastics
onto your braces. Once they're In, they work with braces to line up your teeth.

It may take a couple days to get used to putting on your elastics. But after that, you
will probably be able to hook them up with your eyes closed. For the first week, your
mouth may be a littie sore or you may even have a slight headache. Over the counter
pain relievers may help you feel better.

Elastics can break. You might feel one snap in your mouth. Once in a while, you
might even swallow one. This isn't a problem. Just remember to replace the broken
one with a new one.

Dr. Nelson Hersh
and
Dr. Marsha Beattie.

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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 Twp.,
2300 Haggerty Rd.,
Suite 1160,
248-926-4100.

You'll probably wear your elastics nearly 24 hours a day. it you wear them sporadically
they can be more uncomfortable, as your teeth will have more difficulty adjusting to the
forces they exert. It is best to carry plenty of spares so you can replace a broken one
right away. Wearing elastics inconsistently will increase the time you will wear your
braces and affect the final result.

Wear elastics at night. Most people keep elastics in while eating. But if they get in the
way, you may remove them. Follow your orthodontist's instructions.

Take elastics out when cleaning your teeth and replace them when done. Keep elastics
in during activities and sports unless you need to wear a mouthguard. Of course
replace the elastics when done and as often as directed by your orthodontist. The
bottom line is elastics, when needed, can help you have a nice straight smile.

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.

248-926-4100

hershorthodontics.com

Reva Glen McDowell of Huntington
Woods will become
a bat mitzvah on
Saturday, Oct. 18, at
Congregation Beth
Shalom in Oak Park.
She is the daughter
of Nancy Glen and
Ralph McDowell, the
McDowell
older sister of Dana
and the younger
sister of Adam. Proud grandparents
are Ellie and Sidney Glen, Lucille
McDowell and Edward Wallace. She
is also the granddaughter of the late
Harold McDowell.
Reva is a seventh grader at Hillel
Day School of Metropolitan Detroit
in Farmington Hills. Her mitzvah
projects included donating toys to the
Michigan Humane Society in Detroit.

Raimi

Maxwell Asher
Raimi, son of Kyle
and Ivan Raimi,
will celebrate his
bar mitzvah during
Havdalah services
at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield
Saturday,

B'nai Mitzvah on page C24

on the Boardwalk 248.932.5253
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