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"Elastics, also known as Rubber Bands"
Ask the Orthodontist
April 7
Garon and Erica
(Rubin) Oseff of
Las Vegas, Nev., are
delighted to announce
the birth of their son,
Carson Mack (Sagiv
Mazel) Oseff. Proud
Oseff
grandparents are
Patricia and Harold
Oseff of West Bloomfield, and Mindy
and James Rubin of Prescott, Ariz.
Great-grandparents are Marcia King of
Farmington Hills, the late Isadore "Izzy"
King, Paula Posen of Scottsdale, Ariz.,
and the late Maurice Posen. Dahlia is
named in loving memory of her great-
grandmother Dahlia Moshka and her
great-uncle Meyer King.
Robyn (King) and Avi
Badash of Brooklyn,
N.Y., are pleased to
announce the birth of
their daughter, Dahlia
Michele (Dahlia
Batsheva). Welcoming
Badash
Dahlia home is
big brother Izzy,
17 months. Ecstatic grandparents
are Batsheva Badash of Brooklyn,
and Ronna and Ken King of Phoenix,
Ariz., formerly of West Bloomfield.
Nov. 11, 2014
Julie (Maltzman)
and Howie Weisel of
West Bloomfield are
thrilled to announce
the birth of their
daughter, Avery
Cecelia. Welcoming
Weisel
her home was excited
big brother Zachary
Simon. Proud grandparents are Claudia
and Howard Grossman of Farmington
Hills, Barbara Weisel of Suffern, N.Y.,
and Steve and Morrine Maltzman
of West Bloomfield. Ecstatic great-
grandparents are Helen and Milt Faye
of Farmington Hills. Avery is named in
loving memory of her paternal great-
grandfather Charles Glickman.
Marlee Hannah
Elias, daughter of
Gayle and Darrin
Elias, will be called to
the Torah as a bat
mitzvah on Saturday,
May 2, at Temple
Israel in West
Elias
Bloomfield. Sharing
in this special occa-
sion will be her brothers Matthew and
Josh and proud grandparents Rita and
Jerry Neff. She is also the grandchild of
the late Marlene and late Hanley Elias.
Marlee attends West Hills Middle
School in Bloomfield Hills. Her most
meaningful mitzvah project included
volunteering weekly with her buddy
at the Friendship Circle in West
Bloomfield.
Joshua Gallatin of
West Bloomfield will
celebrate his becoming
a bar mitzvah on May
2, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in
Farmington Hills.
Joining him on the
Gallatin
bimah will be his par-
ents, Sharyn and Alan
Gallatin, and sister Rose. Sharing in this
special occasion will be proud grandpar-
ents Meryl and Ron Gallatin of Boca
Raton, Fla., and Susan and Leonard
Jacob of Ridgewood, N.J.
Joshua is a student at Sarah H. Banks
Middle School in Wixom. For his mitz-
vah project, he is volunteering at the
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue with
the PeerCorps Detroit program.
Eliza Day Faigin,
daughter of Cindy
and Keith Faigin, will
lead the congregation
in prayer on the occa-
sion of her bat mitz-
vah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield
Faigin
on Saturday, May 2.
She will be joined in
celebration by her sister Anabel and
proud grandparents Barb and Stan
Faigin, and Cleo and Don Roering.
Eliza is a student at Abbott Middle
School in West Bloomfield. As part of
her mitzvah project, she volunteered at
the Detroit Institute for Children.
Rikki Fay Goldman
(Rivka) will become a
bat mitzvah at
Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield on Saturday,
May 2. Participating in
the ceremony will be
Goldman
her parents, Amy and
David Goldman, and
her sisters Maya and Eva Goldman.
Proud grandparents are Nison and
Doreen Sabin of Bloomfield Hills, and
Ted and Jean Goldman of Skokie, Ill.
Rikki attends Bloomfield Hills Middle
School. Her mitzvah project included
volunteering with Peer Corps at DTown
Farms, an urban farm in Detroit.
March 10
Orthodontic elastics are small special "rubber bands" that are attached to braces by
patients. They come in different sizes depending upon why they are needed.
The purpose of elastics is to move teeth into their proper places. In doing so, elastics
can correct an over-bite, make room for crowed teeth, help relate the upper and lower
jaws together, or help in settling the process to achieve an ideal fit or "mesh" of the
teeth. Orthodontic elastics are a great help to your treatment because of the neat
things they can do for your teeth; especially since they can reduce the time you spend
in braces. However, remember not all cases need elastics and your orthodontist will tell
you whether your case requires them.
Dr. Nelson Hersh
Dr. Marsha Beattie
Dr. Amy Isenberg
Teeth move only when pressure is placed on them. This is why we find when elastics are
removed, even for a short time; the teeth may stop moving and may even track back. For
this reason, part time wear will result in little or no movement at all and thus increase
the time that braces are on the teeth. Therefore, it is essential that your elastics be worn
all the time. You should ask your orthodontist if elastics should be worn during eating.
If an elastic breaks or loses its elasticity, replace it right away. You will want to keep a
pack of elastics with you.
Licensed Specialists
for Children
& Adults
There is usually little, to no change in speech. You may have some sensitivity to your
teeth as they first get used to the pressure. This will usually last several days and then go
away completely. When patients use their elastics according to our recommendations,
we as a team have excellent success.
West Bloomfield
Commerce Township
248.926.4100
Located in the
Lake Medical Building
Drs. Hersh, Beattie & Isenberg invite you to join our patient family.
Our offices are located on the border of
West Bloomfield/Commerce Township
2300 Haggerty Road, Suite 1160 (248) 926-4100
and our newest 2nd location is in Waterford at
5133 Highland Road (248) 673-4100.
Waterford
248-673-4100
248-926-4100
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