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Ask the Orthodontist
Predicting the Future
Ask the Orthodontist
Ungar
Feb. 11
Dani and Zehava Ungar are thrilled to announce the
birth of their son, Reuben Herman, named after his
great-grandfather. Proud grandparents are Leah and
David Ungar of Oak Park, Andrea and Zvi Krinsky of
Lincolnwood, Ill. Proud great-grandparents are Fayga
Herman of Oak Park, Hannah and Alex Ungar of Oak
Park, and Sylvia Shulman of Pretoria, South Africa.
Seeney-Kahn
S
usan and Neil Kahn of Franklin are
thrilled to announce the engage-
ment of their daughter Keri Kahn
to Ryan Seeney, son of Shannon and Sidney
Graham, and Jennifer and Brian Seeney.
A November 2015 wedding is planned.
Dr. Nelson Hersh
Dr. Marsha Beattie
Dr. Amy Isenberg
It is possible to estimate if your child will need braces in the future by certain aspects of
there developing teeth. For example, when all the baby teeth (also known as deciduous or
rimary teeth) have erupted, if there is crowding or not excess space between the teeth,
here is likelihood that orthodontics will be needed. The permanent teeth take up more
pace than the baby ones they replace so even if the baby teeth look perfect in ideal
lignment, there is probably going to be crowding.
o best guess if your child has enough room in the posterior or back of the mouth, you can
easure from the front of the lower 1st molar, which erupts into the mouth around age 6, to
he back of the lateral incisor which is the 2nd tooth from the midline. If the measurement
is less than 22 millimeters, then you can guess there will not be enough room for the future
permanent teeth.
To determine if the palate or roof of the mouth is wide enough, the measurement you want
to see between the right and left 1st permanent molars is 38 millimeters, or the length of
a dental cotton roll. This dimension is fairly consistent from age 10 to late adolescence.
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Lastly, if you child can fit their little finger in between the upper and lower front teeth when
the mouth is closed, then you may have a future problem with overlap. Also if you do not
see at least 50% of the lower teeth when the teeth are closed together, there may be a
problem with a deep over-bite.
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All these are best evaluated by an orthodontist who can best determine growth direction
and when to intervene.
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248-673-4100
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.
248-926-4100
www.hershbeattieortho.com
Fidler 65th
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onnie and Ivan Fidler of West
Bloomfield celebrated their 65th
wedding anniversary on Aug. 15.
Their children, grandchildren and great-
grandchildren helped them celebrate with a
bus tour of old neighborhoods and special
places in Connie and Ivan's lives. The day
ended with a lovely celebratory meal.
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aye and Stan Miller of Farmington
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and Jason and Brooke Miller; and their
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