Predicting the Future

Ask the Orthodontist

Keys

OCT. 31
Joshua and Meg Keys of West Bloomfield happily announce
the birth of their son, Leopold Starkweather Keys. Excited
grandparents include Stephen L. Keys and Diane A. Culik,
M.D., of Farmington Hills, Mary and Morley Cooper of
Tucson, Ariz., and Tom and Carolyn Rutledge of Grand
Rapids. Leo was named in memory of his great-great-grand-
father and great-grandmother.

Rikki Ann Aronoff,
daughter of Lauren
and Craig Aronoff,
will lead the congre-
gation in prayer as she
celebrates her bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West
Aronoff
Bloomfield on Friday,
Dec. 2. She will be
joined in celebration
by her sister Jessi and proud grandpar-
ents Susan Schneiderman, Barbara and
Peter Schneiderman, and Alicia and Dr.
Jerry Aronoff.
Rikki is a student at West Hills Middle
School in West Bloomfield. For one of
her many mitzvah projects, she partici-
pated in the Relay for Life. She found it
very meaningful to take part in this life-
changing cancer fundraising event.

Dylan Elliott Bell,
son of Lisa Bell, will
lead the congregation
in prayer on the occa-
sion of his bar mitz-
vah at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield on
Saturday, Dec. 3. He
Bell
will be joined in cele-
bration by his brother
Michaels and proud
grandparents Karen and Ed Bell.
Dylan is a student at Norup
International School in Oak Park. As
part of his mitzvah experience, he volun-
teered with his peers at the Temple Israel
Labor Day picnic.

Emily Audrey
Chaika, daughter of
Nicole and David
Chaika, will read from
the Torah on the
occasion of her bat
mitzvah at Temple
Israel in West
Chaika
Bloomfield on Friday,
Dec. 2. She will be
joined in celebration
by her sister Rachel and proud grandpar-
ents Corinne Bachman and John
Cowlishaw, KyungAe Bae and Ralph
Miller, and Jane and Bill Townsend.
Emily is the great-grandchild of Audrey
Miller.

Emily is a student at Cranbrook
Kingswood Girls Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. For her most mean-
ingful mitzvah project, she was on the
Purple Monkey Relay for Life Team and
helped raise money through various
fundraisers for the American Cancer
Society.

Emma Brooke
Cutler, daughter of
Lisa and Josh Cutler,
will read from the
Torah on the occasion
of her bat mitzvah at
Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in
Cutler
Southfield on
Saturday, Dec. 3.
Sharing in her cele-
bration will be her sister Alexa and
proud grandparents Amy and Ezra
Cutler, and Sandy and Alan Eidelman.
Emma is a student at Hillel Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit in
Farmington Hills. As part of her mitzvah
project, she volunteered at Yad Ezra in
Berkley and National Council of Jewish
Women in Southfield. She found these
hands-on experiences very rewarding.

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 primary teeth) have erupted, if there is crowding or
not excess space between the teeth, there is likelihood that orthodontics will
be needed. The permanent teeth take up more space than the baby ones
they replace so even if the baby teeth look perfect in ideal alignment, there is
probably going to be crowding.

To best guess if your child has enough room in the posterior or back of the
mouth, you can measure from the front of the lower 1st molar, which erupts
into the mouth around age 6, to the 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.

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
248-673-4100

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.

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.

All these are best evaluated by an orthodontist who can best determine growth
direction and when to intervene. Drs. Hersh, Beattie, Isenberg and their staff
invite you to become a member of our orthodontic family. Your first visit will
serve to inform, put you to ease, and allow you to see for yourself what sets our
office apart. We are looking forward to meeting you soon!

Our state-of-the-art orthodontic facilities are located in
West Bloomfi eld/Commerce Township. 2300 Haggerty Road, Suite 1160
248-926-4100 and our 2nd location is in Waterford
(at the corner of Crescent Lake Road and M-59)
5133 Highland Road, 248-673-4100.

248-926-4100

www.hershbeattieortho.com

Abbey Jordan
Gursten will lead the
congregation in
prayer as she cele-
brates her bat mitzvah
at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield on
Saturday, Dec. 3. She
Gursten
is the loving daughter
of Stacey and Steven
Gursten and sister of
Henry. Sharing in her simchah will be
her proud grandparents Anita and Louis
Schwartz, and Sharon and Lawrence
Gursten. Abbey is the great-grandchild
of Rosalyn and James Lazear, Evelyn and
the late Abraham Molotch, the late
Gabriel Schwartz, the late Florence and
the late Harry Kahrnoff, and the late
Sydelle and the late Nathan Gursten.
Abbey is a student at Cranbrook
Kingswood Girls Middle School in
Bloomfield Hills. As part of her mitzvah
project, she raised funds for the Make A
Wish Foundation.

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