Diagnostic

• Dental Examination

Restorative

• Fillings
• Bridges
  Did you know that dental implants are frequently the best treatment option for replacing missing teeth? Rather than resting on the gum line like removable dentures, or using adjacent teeth as anchors like fixed bridges, dental implants are long-term replacements that your oral and maxillofacial surgeon surgically places in the jawbone.

Endodontics

• Root Canal Treatment
  Statistics show that 69% of adults ages 35 to 44 have lost at least one permanent tooth to an accident, gum disease, a failed root canal or tooth decay. Furthermore, by age 74, 26% of adults have lost all of their permanent teeth.

Prosthodontics

• Dentures
  Twenty years ago, these patients would have had no alternative but to employ a fixed bridge or removable denture to restore their ability to eat, speak clearly and smile. Fixed bridges and removable dentures, however, are not the perfect solution and often bring with them a number of other problems. Removable dentures may slip or cause embarrassing clicking sounds while eating or speaking. Of even greater concern, fixed bridges often affect adjacent healthy teeth, and removable dentures may lead to bone loss in the area where the tooth or teeth are missing. Recurrent decay, periodontal (gum) disease and other factors often doom fixed bridgework to early failure. For these reasons, fixed bridges and removable dentures usually need to be replaced every seven to 15 years.

Implants

• Dental Implants
  After more than 20 years of service, the vast majority of dental implants first placed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the United States continue to still function at peak performance. More importantly, the recipients of those early dental implants are still satisfied they made the right choice. If properly cared for, dental implants can last a lifetime.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• Oral Surgery
  At Great Bay Oral Surgery we devote our practice to providing the highest quality oral surgery care and comfort from patients. Dr. Albert, his surgical assistants, and caring office staff, have earned reputation on New Hampshire’s seacoast for extraordinary care.
• Maxillofacial Surgery
  Dr. Vincent Albert joined Great Bay Oral Surgery in 1997 after having been in private practice in Charlottesville, Va. He also brings the experience as an assistant clinical professor in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at West Virginia University, where he taught after completing his residency in Boston, MA. Dr. Albert currently practices with Great Bay Oral Surgery in our Portsmouth, NH office. When not working he enjoys his family, the great outdoors and dabbling in woodworking.
• Tooth Extractions
  A short consultation involving an oral and radiographic exam should be done to evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth and potential issues. Dr. Albert will explain the procedure and the recovery from wisdom teeth extraction as well as answer any questions you may have. Removal of wisdom teeth is an outpatient procedure routinely done in our office under general anesthesia. To perform surgery, your updated health history is required. You must not eat or drink for at least six hours prior to the procedure and need an adult escort for transportation to and from the surgery site.

Orthodontics

• Orthodontics