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Dental extraction. A dental extraction (also referred to as tooth extraction, exodontia, exodontics, or informally, tooth pulling) is the removal of teeth from the dental alveolus (socket) in the alveolar bone.
During wisdom tooth extraction, your dentist or oral surgeon: 1  Makes an incision in the gum tissue to expose the tooth and bone. 2  Removes bone that blocks access to the tooth root. 3  Divides the tooth into sections if it's easier to remove in pieces. 4  Removes the tooth. 5  Cleans the site of the removed tooth of any debris from the tooth or bone.