life c ides
in ortho ntics over the pa
1: esth
decade involves bonding brackets directly onto patients' teeth. Brackets a
Ask the Orthodontist tiny devices that are used to attach the main wire known as an archwire.
In the past, individual stainless steel ring% known as bands, were wrapped
I around, and cemented to each tooth. Although this method was effective,
it made for a mouthful of metal that was often referred to as a 'tin grin!
Today, use of bands is usually limited to the posterior or back teeth, where
they can sustain greater forces and serve as anchors to the wire. The front
teeth are treated to the tiny brackets, which can be available in clear, silver,
gold or even titanium. These less visible brackets all but eliminate the self
consciousness that used to be associated with the larger metal braces.
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May 31
Shana and Rotem
Tibi of Moshav
Lapidot, Israel, are
honored to announce
the birth of their son,
Adir David Samuel.
Maternal grandpar-
Tibi
ents, Barbie and Mark
Edwards, formerly of
West Bloomfield now Sarasota, Fla.,
were thrilled to help welcome Adir
into the world while in Israel. Proud
paternal grandparents are Tova and
Nissim Tibi, whose family are the
original settlers of Moshav Lapidot,
near Haifa. Adir, meaning awesome, is
named in loving memory of paternal
great-grandfather David Shalom and
maternal great-grandfather Samuel
Hornung, a survivor of the Holocaust.
Feb. 4
Captain Joseph and
Alyson (Erdos)
Carr of Okinawa,
Japan, joyfully
announce the birth
of their daughter,
Eva June (Malka
Carr
Keren). Sharing
in their happiness
are proud grandparents Elaine and
Melvyn Erdos of Huntington Woods,
Angela and Wayne Godwin of Lake
Orion, and Christie and Joe Carr of
Clarkston. Eva is named in loving
memory of her great-grandmothers
Mildred (Linde) Erdos and Corrine
Carr.
These small brackets allow for lighter and more comfortable forces to be
applied to the teeth in addition to the benefit of easier oral hygiene for the
patient. Even the brackets can be extra small in size depending upon the
orthodontist's selection, usually based on his dexterity and size of his hands.
Licensed Specialists
for Children
& Adults
West Bloomfield
Commerce Township
248.926.4100
Waterford
248-673-4100
The new bracketing system can make placement of the orthodontic appliance
quicker and more comfortable. For many it can be made fun with the
different color rubber rings that hold the wire to the bracket. Thes,e colors are -
changed each month and helps make orthodontics funl
Parents with any orthodontic concerns for their child should consult an
orthodontist concerning the need for orthodontic treatment. As a dental
specialist, an orthodontist has elected to limit their practice to this specific
area or expertise and has received additional training by an accredited
dental school for advanced education.
Our state-of-the-art orthodontic facility is located in
West Bloomfield/Commerce Township. 2300 Haggerty Road, Suite 1160
o 2nd location in
248-9264100. We are also pleased to announce
iw
Waterford (at the corner of Crescent Lake Road and M-59)
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Levinson-Willens
ail and Hal Willens of Petoskey
and Elise and Marty Levinson of
Huntington Woods are thrilled to
announce the upcoming wedding of their
children, Katy Ann and Simon Cary.
Katy graduated from the University of
Michigan with a bachelor's degree in social
sciences and a master's degree in social
work. She is a school social worker in the
Wayne-Westland School District.
Simon graduated from the University
of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in
psychology and earned a master's degree
in clinical and humanistic psychology from
the Michigan School of Professional Psychology. He is employed at the Rochester
Center for Behavioral Medicine.
An August wedding is planned at the Willens' home on Pickerel Lake in
northern Michigan. After a honeymoon in British Columbia, the couple will
return to their home in Ferndale.
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win w.hershbeattieortho.com
Come visit us
in our newly
remodeled
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Nager-Kamil
r. Mark and Barbara Kamil and
Catherine Kamil and David
Foster happily announce the
engagement of their daughter Rita Kamil
to Jason Nager, son of Edward and Susan
Nager.
Proud grandparents are June Kamil,
Eunice Harder, Marty and Corrine Joseff.
The couple are also the grandchildren of
the late Dr. Richard Kamil, the late Glenn
Harder, the late Nathan and the late Ida
Nager.
Rita is a "rich media" client solutions
manager at Google and Jason is a technol-
ogy associate at Morgan Stanley. The couple work and reside in New York City.
The wedding will be held in August at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, offi-
ciated by Rabbi Harold Loss and Cantorial Soloist Neil Michaels.
The couple will honeymoon in the Mediterranean.
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