Joshua Weintraub, DDS[email protected]RestorationsCase report: Anesthesia-free subgingival restorationDr. Joshua Weintraub reports on the case of a 67-year-old man found to have recurrent subgingival decay under an old composite restoration on examination. He describes performing a gingivectomy and restoring the tooth using a laser for treatment.December 10, 2018RestorationsCase report: Using a laser to lengthen an open crownIn this case, a 73-year-old woman needed to decide between an implant that would replace tooth #4 or a fixed partial bridge for teeth #3 and #5 with a pontic #4. The patient's general dentist used a laser for the procedure rather than a scalpel and handpiece with burs, reducing the treatment time, as Dr. Joshua Weintraub describes in this report.February 23, 2017Page 1 of 1Top StoriesLegal IssuesDentist sentenced for murdering his motherA dentist in California convicted in August of strangling his mother to death at her mansion was sentenced.FluorideFluoridation protects patients and practicesOrofacial PainOne dentist's advice on how to move past dental patients' fear of painPublic HealthDental visits may be indicators of college students' healthLegal IssuesIowa dentists accused of incompetence, sexual misconduct, fraud