Published September 2026
- The tooth is cracked below the gum and cannot be saved
- Numbed with local anesthetic. Pressure is felt, pain is not
- An elevator wedges in and loosens the tooth from its ligament
- Forceps rock it gently, side to side, until it lifts out
- A clot forms in the socket. The gum closes and bone fills in over weeks
Who usually does it
general dentist. Most general dentists do simple extractions and refer difficult ones to an oral surgeon.
One question worth asking
What are the options for filling this space later, and when would that start?
Removing a leftover baby tooth root
D7111. Removes a bit of baby tooth root still in the gum; the easiest extraction.
Removing a tooth that has come through the gum. A simple extraction loosens and lifts the tooth with instruments. A surgical extraction is needed when the tooth is broken at the gum line or the dentist has to remove a little bone or split the tooth to get it out.
The area is numbed, an instrument works the tooth loose from the ligament that holds it, and forceps lift it out. A surgical extraction is the same job when the tooth has broken at the gum line or a little bone has to be taken away first. A clot forms in the socket and the gum closes over the following weeks. Most plans file this as Basic. What they actually pay varies by plan.
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