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Show FESTYLES EDITOR; JEAN CAREY " 8 THE DAILY HERALD (www.HarkTheHerald.com) .: 4i- A r .1 i .; i H "V kvw- - iMi t yi 1 : tft". ly NOVEMBER 18, 2002 I f ,. MONDAY, 4 v. x j v ci JL V JjL s ,...".'. S' ; yijidiiji 1L O Of 7 STRAIGHTENING TEETH NEEDN'T MEAN A MOUTHFUL OF METAL ByELYSSAANDRUS The Daily Herald Cynthia Martins got her "braces" off in February, but few people knew she was wearing them. London It was the with resident's second teeth straightening, and, as an adult, she didn't want a teenager's mouth of metal. Instead, Martins opted for Invisalign, an orthodontic treatment that uses clear, computer-designe- d "trays" or aligners to correct a patient's teeth. "They are invisible that is the main thing," Martins said. "No one V go-rou- if notices." As a fa" teen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Martins had worn braces for three years. The experience was extremely painful; the wires often snapped and cut her mouth. "It felt like medieval torture," she said. After treatment, Martins stopped wearing her retainer, and her teeth shifted back toward their original, crooked positioning. This bothered Martins, but so did the thought of wearing braces again. "I thought, that is the kind of thing that you do once in your life," she said. After consulting with her orthodontist, Martins decided to straighten her teeth with clear aligners. Invisalign consists of a thin sheath that fits snugly over the patient's teeth, gently but firmly pushing them into a more desirable shape. The trays are removable, allowing patients to take them out and eat normally during meals. Every two weeks, Martins switched to a new tray, each a bit more corrected than the one before. Every eight weeks, Martins visited her orthodontist, Dr. Brian G. Graf. "They are custom made for comfort," Graf said. "No wires, no bleeding gums." And, most importantly, he says, patients can be treated "without the telltale signs of wires and brackets." Personal appearance has become a big tor to the baby-boo- fac- m See BRACES, C2 f V J NOTICE TO READERS Comics change today; Cedric the Entertainer is on top of the world Crossword finds home f y 1 he Daily Herald comics survey I results are in. Readers named X their favorite comic strips, along with their ones. Starting today, the Herald will no longer carry The Lockhorns, Geech, Adam, Shoe, Arlo & Janis, Non Sequitur and Sherman's Lagoon. You can still read them, however. All these comics are online at www.harktheheraId.comcomics. Plus, youll find more comics than ever before 73 COMICS ARE ONLINE. Wow! That's a lot of comics. Several other comics did not rate high with most readers, but the Herald will publish them anyway in a new location. Cathy, Alley Oop, Buckles and Luann will now be found next to the crossword puzzle in the Herald's Classified Marketplace section. - No more hunting for your crossword puzzle Starting today, the daily crossword puzzle will be found on Page 3 of the Herald's Classified Marketplace. It will be there every day, easy to find and easy to fold. By KEVIN C. JOHNSON - HOLLYWOOD Cedric the Entertainer lives in a sprawling, 7,000-square-fo- ot Mediterranean-styl- Cedric is featured on skits on this summer's hot CD, Nelly's He authored a book, "Grown A$$ Man." The movie "Intolerable Cruelty," which he filmed with Clooney and Catherine is due early next year. And in March, he'll begin filming "Johnson Famih Vacation" his first starring "Nel-lyville- ." St. Louis Zeta-Jone- s, e home with six bedrooms, six bathrooms and a parklike back yard that has a pool, Jacuzzi and waterfall. He has George Clooney, y Shaquille O'Neal and David E. as neighbors. Denzel Washington is a workout buddy, and Samuel L. Jackson is a chum. He has his pick of six vehicles: a Range Rover, a GMC Denali, a Mercedes-Benz 500 SL, a Corvette, a '58 Lincoln Mark III and a Volvo. He gave his mother, Rosetta Kyles back home in St. Louis, two Jaguars; his father, Kittrell Kyles, got the Lexus. He has a manager, an assistant, a publicist and a bodyguard to help get him through the day. Clearly, Cedric the Entertainer has made it. But for the comedian and actor, it's not about excess, it's about success. The hits keep coming. As executive producer on the new Fox TV variety series bearing his name, "Cedric the Entertainer Presents ..." he has control over scripts, casting, wardrobe and sets. His movie barbershop" was the fall's surprise crossover hit, largely thanks to his character Eddie's controversial lines (you didn't hear what Eddie said about Rosa Parks?) Kel-le- movie role. Cedric the Entertainer, holder of one of show biz's most auspicious and, yes, unusual, names, loves to say he's hasn't changed a bit that he's still Cedric Kyles, the former State Farm Insurance claims adjuster and 1982 Berkeley High School graduate. Of course, we don't have to believe it. "Other than having people address me as Tour Excellency" and not looking me exactly in the eye, I'm a regular dude. When my maid turns down my bed and my bath is drawn, and the nanny puts the kids to bed and the gardener is gone, we're all the same," says Cedric, all smiles as he sat in his official "Cedric the Entertainer" chair on the Hollywood set of his TV show one recent evening. It had been a busy day, in the middle of a lot of busy days. Cedric and his television team just wrapped rehearsals on a number of skits, including one featuring the popular See CEDRIC, C2 V, J enjoy being at home. I'm more of a family man than anything. I work and go home for the most part. |
