Adult Orthodontics

Ask the Orthodontist

Charles Hunter
Tobias, surrounded
by family and
friends, will
become a bar mitz-
vah at Temple
Israel in West
Bloomfield on
Friday, May 26.
Tobias
Sharing in his cele-
bration will be his
proud parents, Alyssa and Joshua
Tobias, and sister Cady. Charlie is
the loving grandchild of Sherri and
the late Charles Tobias, and Beverly
and the late Howard Goldberg.
He is a student at Warner Middle
School in Farmington Hills. As part
of his mitzvah project, Charlie vol-
unteered for Temple Israel’s Kever
Avot program, a very special pro-
gram which provides an opportunity
for older adults in the community
to visit the gravesides of their loved
ones.

Wein

Robert Layne
Wein of Bloomfield
Hills will be called
to the Torah as a
bar mitzvah on
Saturday, May 27, at
Temple Beth El in
Bloomfield
Township. He will
be joined by his

proud parents, Linda and Eric Wein,
along with his brother Zachary, sis-
ter Madeline and grandparents
Marsha and David Wein. Bobby is
also the grandson of the late Marilyn
and the late Robert Grabowsky.
Bobby is a seventh-grader at
Bloomfield Hills Middle School. For
his mitzvah project, he volunteered
with PeerCorps Detroit, working on
several urban renovation activities.

Rebekah Weiskopf
(Yehudit Leah) will
read from the Torah
as she becomes a
bat mitzvah at
Temple Shir
Shalom in West
Bloomfield on
Weiskopf
Saturday, May 27.
She is the daughter
of Michael and Lisa
Weiskopf and sister of Jacob and
Aaron. Sharing in the celebration
will be proud grandparents Jim and
Barbara Weiskopf. Rebekah is also
the grandchild of the late Murray
and Yetta Miller.
Rebekah is a student at Hillside
Middle School in Northville. Among
her many mitzvah projects, she finds
working with young children weekly
at Shoresh most rewarding.

The most common questions that we receive from adults are; is it too late for
me, or am I silly to want my teeth straightened? The answer is absolutely no.
The only additional considerations are periodontal, restorative, or TMJ (jaw
joint dysfunction or pain). Many adults have always been uncomfortable
with their smile and believe that they should just be satisfi ed with the way
things are. In today’s society, when something is as easy to correct with a
time commitment and desire, it’s silly not to get additional information. A
consultation to fi nd information specifi c to your situation is recommended.

Approximately 10-20% of typical orthodontic practices are adults. Without
exception, every adult has said that it was well worth it in the end, it wasn’t
the diffi cult hurdle that they expected, and even that it seemed quicker
than they anticipated. Of course, the hardest part is the initial step and
the fi rst month of adjusting, but following that, they only wish that they had
considered orthodontics sooner.

Dr. Nelson Hersh
Dr. Marsha Beattie
Dr. Amy Isenberg

Licensed Specialists
for Children
& Adults

West Bloomfi eld
Commerce Township
248.926.4100
Located in the
Lakes Medical Building

Waterford
248-673-4100

Adults have additional options such as clear braces that now are so cosmetic
that they can hardly be seen. Invisalign can be considered as adults are
non-growing but from personal experience, expectations cannot be as high
as with traditional braces and the orthodontist must be more
selective in who qualifi es.

One difference for adult orthodontics is that no longer can growth be utilized
to an advantage. The bones are more “mature” and orthodontic mechanics
must be varied. Of course, skeletal discrepancies must be treated differently
and sometimes compromises must be considered with extractions. Although
many adults tell me they wouldn’t mind feeling more pressure, it is still more
effi cient and physiologically stable to utilize light consistent forces. In this
way, teeth are moving at maximum effi ciency and comfortably.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Drs. Hersh, Beattie & Isenberg at their state-of-the-art facilities in
West Bloomfi eld/Commerce Township at 2300 Haggerty Road, Suite 1160,
248-926-4100 and our newest location in Waterford
at 5133 Highland Road, 248-673-4100.

248-926-4100

www.hershbeattieortho.com

Kaplan-Cooper

H

arriet and Sheldon
Kaplan, former residents
of West Bloomfield, now
of Scottsdale, Ariz., announce the
engagement of their son Evan
Hunt to Amy Cooper, daughter of
Katharine and Jonathan Sulds of
New York City.
Mr. Kaplan is a software engi-
neering manager for both the
Revenue Team and API Platform
Team at Zocdoc Inc. in New York
City. He graduated with a bachelor
of science in computer engineering from the College of Engineering at the
University at Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Ms. Sulds is a learning specialist at the Rodeph Sholom School in New
York City. She is also a member of the New York Advisory Council of Avodah.
She graduated with honors in history from Brandeis University and received
a master’s degree in childhood general and special education from Bank
Street College.
Their wedding will take place in June at the Loeb Boat House in Central
Park. •

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