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Ask the Orthodontist
Common Basic Orthodontic Questions – Part 2
Ask the Orthodontist
Dr. Nelson Hersh
Dr. Marsha Beattie
Dr. Amy Isenberg
Licensed Specialists
for Children
& Adults
West Bloomfield
Commerce Township
248.926.4100
Located in the
Lakes Medical Building
Waterford
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How Are Orthodontic Problems Corrected?
First pretreatment records are made. These records are important tools
for the orthodontist to use in making an accurate diagnosis. They include
medical/dental history, clinical examination, models of teeth, photos
of your face /teeth, and x-rays of your mouth and facial bones. This
information is used to decide on the best treatment to yield a proper bite
relationship while enhancing a patients smile esthetics and facial beauty.
A customized treatment plan is outlined for each patient. When the
orthodontic appliances are in place, this is considered the “active
treatment” phase. Appliances are adjusted periodically so that the teeth
are moved correctly and efficiently. Modern materials exert a steady, gentle
pressure on the teeth, making the tooth-moving process faster and more
comfortable.
How Long Will Orthodontics Take?
The time required for orthodontic treatment varies from person to person.
An important factor in how long a patient wears braces is how well the
patient cooperates during treatment. For example: by following instructions
to wear rubber bands or avoiding foods that would break braces/bands
from the teeth. Maintaining clean teeth and gums allow the teeth to move
efficiently and reduce staining – a healthy smile is a beautiful smile!
After active treatment is completed, the “retention” phase begins. A patient
will need to wear a retainer so that the teeth stay in their new positions.
The first six months are critical as the retainers serve as the “brakes” and
stop the teeth from moving. However, retainers should be worn longer (as
your orthodontist suggests) to maintain a beautiful smile!
Drs. Hersh, Beattie & Isenberg invite you to join our patient family.
Our offices are located
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50 April 21 • 2016
Texas? No, Shushan!
Steve Stein | Contributing Writer
A
fter holding at least one fun-
draising Texas Hold’em poker
tournament every year since
2005, organizers from the B’nai B’rith
Great Lakes Region put away the play-
ing cards in 2015.
Changes in charity poker regulations
implemented by the Michigan Gaming
Control Board made it difficult to put
on the tournament by B’nai B’rith itself
and caused the cancellation.
It appeared the tournament wouldn’t
return and funds no longer would be
raised for Great Lakes Region sports
programs. But thanks to a team effort of
the Temple Israel Brotherhood and B’nai
B’rith, a fundraising poker tournament
was held last month at Temple Israel.
Called the “Shushan Hold’em
Tournament and Raffle,” the tourna-
ment celebrated Purim and generated
monies for the brotherhood and B’nai
B’rith sports.
“We thought 49 was a great turnout
considering we didn’t do much public-
ity,” said organizer Rick Sherline from
B’nai B’rith.
The tournament went so well that
another will be held next year during
Purim, again organized by Temple Israel
Brotherhood and B’nai B’rith.
And B’nai B’rith will restart its own
tournament next year on its traditional
date — the Sunday before the Super
Bowl — at the Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield, the tourna-
ment’s home since 2006.
“We were starting to wonder if people
were still enjoying the tournament,”
Sherline said. “But we heard from so
many disappointed people after we can-
celed it.”
This year’s tournament winner
was Adam Rodnick. Jonathan Coden,
Michael Band, Jeffrey Cohen, Aaron
Fogarasi and Alan Rusgo finished in
second through sixth places.
PLAY BALL IN BLOOMFIELD
Opening Day is a big deal for the
Bloomfield Baseball League. About 400
boys and girls play on its 48 teams.
For the second year, the league is
going all out with festivities planned for
1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at the former
Lahser High School at 3456 Lahser Road
in Bloomfield Township.
There will be a parade of teams, car-
nival games, face-painting, temporary
tattoos, a petting zoo, pony rides, conces-
sions, and fire truck and police car tours.
As for baseball, ceremonial first
pitches will be thrown out by former
Detroit Tigers pitcher Dan Petry and
Bloomfield Hills Fire Chief Dave Piche,
and youth ages 7-14 (as of July 17) can
participate in a Major League Baseball
Hit, Pitch and Run competition and
Pinto, Bronco and Mustang division
games will be played.
Hit, Pitch and Run will be available to
everyone. Competitors don’t have to live
in the area or be in the league.
For information, contact Opening
Day event chair Tom Cooney at (248)
321-9088 or tcpenn1@sbcglobal.net.
IAN STINGS THE BALL
Ian Kobernick had a good day at the
plate April 11 for the Kalamazoo College
baseball team.
The junior outfielder from Berkley
High School drove in three runs in a 5-2
win over Hope College. He had a two-
run single in the second inning and an
RBI single in the sixth. Kobernick had a
pair of hits in a 9-8 loss in the nightcap.
Through 21 games this season, he
was batting .274.
The Huntington Woods resident
was a Second Team All-Michigan
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
selection last season after leading the
Hornets in batting average and doubles.
B’NAI B’RITH TEEOFF
It’s almost tee-off time for the B’nai
B’rith Great Lakes Region golf league.
Opening day is May 5 at the Links of
Novi.
Great Lakes Region athletic chair-
man and golf league coordinator Gary
Klinger said 19 golfers have signed up
and only one more is needed. Call him
at (248) 229-1816.
Competition is two-man teams and
individuals. Cost is $460 for a 17-week
season on Thursdays, and a golf cart
each nine-hole round is included.
GREENBERG GOLF
There’s still time to register for the 26th
annual Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf
Invitational on June 13 at Franklin Hills
Country Club in Farmington Hills.
For sign-up and sponsorship infor-
mation, call David Blatt at (248) 592-
9323. Blatt is executive director of the
Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation,
which hosts the invitational.
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