At what age should orthodontic treatment begin?

Ask the Orthodontist

Although orthodontic treatment con be done at any age it is best carried out in young

children 8-15 years of age. During this age

it is possible for the orthodontist to foresee

any orthodontic problems that are likely to occur and con take preventive measures. This

is called preventive orthodontics. It is also possible to intercept disorders of the bite at an

Brian Jai Holland
will lead the congrega-
tion at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield
Friday, Oct. 2, as he
celebrates his bar
mitzvah. He is the
son of Tania and Dr.
Gary Holland and the
brother of Tiffany and
Alexander. Sharing in the simchah will
be his grandparents William Holland
and Modesta Urena.
Brian attends Walnut Creek Middle
School in Walled Lake. His most mean-
ingful mitzvah project was donating to
An Angel in the Queens.

Madeline Rae Ishbia,
daughter of Dana
and Joel Ishbia, will
celebrate her bat mitz-
vah Friday, Oct. 2, at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. She is the
grandchild of Sally
Ishbia
and Lou Soverins
Renee and Earl Ishbia,
Kathy and Bob Levy and Lois Ishbia.
Sharing in the service will be her proud
great-grandmothers Rita Rubin and
Regina Polinslcy.
Maddi attends Orchard Lake Middle
School in West Bloomfield. She has
been a volunteer, working with children
with special needs for the past four
years, and feels this is an important and
meaningful mitzvah project.

is the sister of Ryan and Jordan. Her
proud grandparents are Joan and Dr.
Jerry Lesson. She is also the grandchild
of the late Lottie and the late Robert
Sherman.
Jamie attends Berkshire Middle
School in Beverly Hills. Helping at Yad
Ezra in Berkley was the mitzvah project
she felt was the most meaningful.

Ethan Susser,
together with his par-
ents Aviva and Steven
Susser, and brother
Isaac, will celebrate
his bar mitzvah as he
reads from the Torah
Saturday, Oct. 3, at
Susser
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. His proud
grandparents are Danielle and David
Susser and Jennie Levenson.
Ethan attends Derby Middle School
in Birmingham. Among his varied
mitzvah projects, he felt helping at a
senior luncheon at Temple Israel was
very meaningful.

Jamie Rachel
Lesson, together with
her parents Susan
and Ken Lesson, will
celebrate her bat mitz-
vah during Havdalah
services Saturday, Oct.
3, at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. She

Jessica Weber will
be called to the Torah
as a bat mitzvah on
Saturday, Oct. 3, at
Temple Kol Ami in
West Bloomfield. She
is the daughter of Lisa
and Dan Weber and
Weber
the sister of Olivia.
Her proud grandpar-
ents are Roberta and Dr. Arnold Sokol,
Ann Weber and the late Dr. Sidney
Weber. She is also the granddaughter
of the late Martin Albert.
Jessica is an eighth-grader at
Warner Middle School in Farmington
Hills. Her most meaningful mitz-
vah project was her volunteer work
with the Friendship Circle in West
Bloomfield.

Allergy Walk
Metro Detroit residents can partici-
, pate in the fourth annual Walk for
Food Allergy to help find a cure to
protect children with life-threatening
food allergies.
The walk will begin at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 3, at Kensington
Metropark in Milford. Registration
starts at 8:30 a.m.
The walk will benefit the Food
Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
(FAAN) in its efforts to raise funds
to provide education and advocacy
and to advance research on behalf of

all Americans affected by food aller-
gies and anaphylaxis. More than 12
million Americans suffer from food
allergies, including 1 out of every 17
children under age 3, and 2 million
school-aged children, with the num-
bers increasing.
There is no cure for food allergies
and no one knows why the food aller-
gies are growing so rapidly. FAAN is
experiencing an increased need for
education and research.
To sign up for the Michigan
Walk for Food Allergy, go to www.
foodallergywalk.org.

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early stage so that it does not mature to a big dental problem. This is called interceptive

orthodontics.

The jaws are actively growing by 8-10 years of age and therefore are the ideal time

to mold the jaws. The permanent teeth start erupting by 6-7 years of age and usually

Dr, Nelson Hersh
and
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complete erupting by 11-14 years (all except the wisdom teeth). This would therefore be

the ideal time to start treatment. At an early age the braces ore more comfortable and the

treatment duration is shorter. Advancing age makes the jaws harder and Therefore difficult

to mold the jaws and to

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awkward positions, may not be able to erupt at all, or affect good teeth adversely. This is '
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erupted. If the final permanent teeth are guided into their ideal positions as they erupt,

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