Ask the Orthodontist
Expand Your Knowledge on Expanders
A palate expander is an appliance that fits near the roof of the mouth. It widens
the palate to improve the way the upper and lower jaws fit together, and can make
room to fit into alignment crowded or un-erupted teeth. When kids are growing
and teeth are erupting (or will soon), the orthodontist may decide to make more
room to accommodate the teeth, as opposed to what has been prevalent in years
past of extracting teeth. This is a benefit of a palate expander. Sometimes special
orthodontic wires during braces allow for enough expansion. This is a decision for
an experienced orthodontist
Ask the Orthodontist
Jacob Miller
Jacob Bennett Miller
will be called to the
Torah as a bar mitzvah
on Saturday, Jan. 16, at
Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield. He is the
loving son of
Stephanie and
Matthew Miller and twin brother of Alex.
Proud grandparents are Lily and David
Broner, and Beverly and Martin Miller.
Jacob is a seventh-grader at Cranbrook
Kingswood Middle School for Boys in
Bloomfield Hills. For his main mitzvah
project, he volunteered with PeerCorps
at Mission City , helping kids with home-
work.
Kling 60th
M
inna and Murray Kling of
Farmington Hills celebrated
their 60th wedding anniver-
sary on Jan. 4 with their children, grand-
children and great-grandchildren.
The expander may take a few days to get used to. Chewing, swallowing or talking
may seem awkward. The mouth or nose may even feel tingly, or one may experience
a minor headache. You may choose to utilize an over-the-counter pain reliever at
the beginning but soon will not require any. The expander is worn typically for about
3-6 months.
Dr. Nelson Hersh
Dr. Marsha Beattie
Dr. Amy Isenberg
In about a week or so, you may see a gap between the front teeth. That’s a sign
the expander is working. These gaps may close on their own, and is not a sign the
expander has stopped working. The teeth have elastic fibers between them and
sometimes move the teeth back together at different rates. This is why gaps may
not form on some kids.
Licensed Specialists
for Children
& Adults
Most expanders need to be activated once a day. This may be tricky at first but soon
you will get the hang of it. The expander is left in the mouth for a while after the last
activation for stabilization.
West Bloomfield
Commerce Township
248.926.4100
Located in the
Lakes Medical Building
Waterford
248-673-4100
Expanders may be fixed or removable. The vast majority of orthodontists use fixed or
non-removable due to their greater efficiency, predictability, and inability to get lost,
misplaced or not worn.
Drs. Hersh, Beattie & Isenberg invite you to join our patient family.
Our offi ce is located on the border of
West Bloomfi eld/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.
Rasansky-Lazar
C
heryl and Ron Rasansky of West
Bloomfield and Roberta and John
Lazar of Farmington Hills are thrilled
to announce the engagement of their children
Lisa Jill Rasansky and Jay Douglas Lazar.
Lisa graduated from Indiana University with
a degree in education and received her master’s
in autism spectrum disorders from Madonna
University.
Jay graduated from Michigan State
University with a degree in business adminis-
tration and received his juris doctor from the
Michigan State University College of Law.
Lisa is the granddaughter of Maxine Stoler and the late William Stoler, and the
late Sylvia and Harry Rasansky. Jay is the grandson of the late Florence and Sydney
Wolfson, and the late Evelyn and Leo Lazar.
Everyone is excited for their July 2016 wedding.
248-926-4100
www.hershbeattieortho.com
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when you need it most.
Warren-Berry
J
ulia Therese Warren and Robert
William Berry, both of St. Louis, Mo.,
announce their engagement.
Julia is the daughter of Carolyn Warren of
East Orange, N.J., (formerly of Detroit) and
Robert Diab of New Providence, N.J., and the
granddaughter of the late Lucille Warren. She
is a graduate of the University of Chicago and
received an M.D. and Ph.D. from Washington
University School of Medicine. She is a
first-year resident in pediatrics at St. Louis
Children’s Hospital.
Bob is the son of Linda Berry and Robert
Berry, and the grandson of Lucille Thierer, all of Waterloo, Iowa. He is a graduate of
the University of Chicago and received a master’s degree in mechanical engineering
from Washington University. He is employed by Unico Inc. as a test engineer.
A spring 2016 wedding is planned.
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