"ORTHODONTIC RETAINERS"
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Ariella Rachel
Pearlman, daughter
of Barry and Alicia
Pearlman, will cel-
ebrate her bat mitzvah
as she reads from
the Torah at Temple
Beth El in Bloomfield
Pearlman
Township on Saturday,
May 15. She is the
sister of Shayna and Joshua. Her proud
grandparents are Sybil Glaser, Joseph
Pearlman and Melvin and Frances
Glaser. She is also the granddaughter of
the late Rebecca Pearlman.
Ariella is a seventh-grader at the
Roeper School in Birmingham. For her
mitzvah project, she volunteered at the
Safety Town Camp in Walled Lake.
Amanda Lynn
Ruble, daughter of
Marci and David
Ruble, will celebrate
her bat mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield Saturday,
May 15. She is the
Ruble
sister of Jacob and the
grandchild of Bobbie
and Larry Cutler and Janice McCasland.
Her very proud great-grandmothers are
Edythe Cutler and Juanita Moody.
Amanda attends Sarah Banks
Middle School in Wixom. She felt it
was very meaningful to volunteer at
Gleaners Community Food Bank as
one of her mitzvah projects.
Sydnie Elise Saltz,
daughter of Anne and
Steven Saltz and sister
of Evan, will celebrate
her bat mitzvah at
Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield on Friday,
May 14. Her proud
Saltz
grandparents are
Barbara and Leonard Saltz and Marlene
and Paul Schlaefflin. She is also the
grandchild of the late Elsie Schlaefflin.
Sydnie is a student at Walnut Creek
Middle School in Walled Lake. Her
most meaningful mitzvah project
was Relay for Life, raising funds for
cancer research.
Jeffrey Nathan
Sondheimer, son of
Suzanne and James
Sondheimer and
brother of Michael
and Audrey, will be
called to the Torah
as a bar mitzvah on
Sondheimer
Saturday, May 15, at
Congregation Beth
Alun in West Bloomfield. Jeffrey is
the grandson of Regina Sondheimer
and the late Louis Sondheimer. He is
also the grandson of the late Hadasa
Goldberg and the late Martin Goldberg.
Jeffrey is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. Among his mitz-
vah projects, his most meaningful
one included visiting a JARC home
through the Dor L'Dor project.
Brianna Lia
Zlatopolsky, daugh-
ter of Gregory and
Alia Ziatopolsky and
sister of Ashley, will
become bat mitzvah
on Saturday, May
15, at Congregation
Ziatopolsky
Sharey Zedek
Southfield. She is
the granddaughter of Mark and Asya
Nisnevich and Klara Ziatopolsky and
the late Leo Ziatopolsky.
Brianna attends Hillel Day School
of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington
Hills and has participated in many
mitzvah projects. Her most mean-
ingful was helping at the Friendship
Circle in West Bloomfield.
Retainers are used to assist in holding the teeth In their new positions. Growth,
skeletal discrepancies and the fact that the mouth is dynamic and always
changing necessitates that retainers be utilized. This serves as insurance that
the teeth are more likely to stay where the orthodontist has positioned them.
There are different types of retainers that are used for different situations. One
very commonly used, is the traditional *Hawley° retainer, which is an acrylic
appliance with stainless steel wires for support. These appliances allow the
patient to pick out any of a rainbow assortment of colors including glitter.
Some orthodontists allow their patients to place a design, picture or decal for
individualism and fun.
Ison Hersh
and
ttie
icensed Specialists
for Children
& Adults
West Bloomfield
ommerce Township
48.926.4100
Waterford
248-673-4100
Another retainer is a clear plastic covering to the teeth very similar to bleaching
trays. This is not as noticeable but requires care, as they can tend to become
brittle and break. A third retainer type is called a positioner. This looks like a
mouth-guard for sports. It requires the most effort by the patient but also does
a good job in finalizing the positions of the teeth. Lastly, for this discussion,
is the fixed wire retainer that is directly bonded to the backside of the lower
front teeth. This retainer requires the least compliance but oral hygiene may be
compromised.
Retainers should not be considered the end of orthodontics but a continuing
chapter. We want you to maintain the best possible smile for as long a time as
possible.
Our offices are located on The border of West Bloom field/
.
Commerce Township and our 2nd Location in Waterford
(opening June 2010)
2300 Haggerty Road, Suite 1160, West Bloomfield 248-926-4100
and 5135 Highland Road, Waterford 248-673-4100
248-926-4100
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