Simple Tooth Extraction VS Surgical Extraction: What's the Difference?

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SIMPLE TOOTH EXTRACTION
 
  • Procedure code:
    • D7140 - extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root (elevation, and/or forcep removal)
  • A procedure wherein a single tooth or several teeth are removed from their tooth sockets.
  • This type of extraction is carried out on teeth that can be seen in the mouth and are not covered by the gums.
  • An elevator and dental forceps are used to extract the affected tooth and grip the tooth’s visible part. The elevator is being used to loosen the tooth while the forceps hold the tooth for extraction. The tooth can then be pushed back and forth until the periodontal ligament breaks sufficiently to allow the tooth to be extracted from the alveolar bone.

 

SURGICAL DENTAL EXTRACTION
 
  • Procedure code:
    • D7210 - surgical removal of erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth, and including elevation of mucoperiosteal flap if indicated
  • In order to remove teeth that are not easily accessible, surgical tooth extractions are done. Some of the reasons are teeth that have not erupted through the gum or broken teeth.
  • The connective tissue around the tooth may be incised and lifted. In some cases, the adjacent bones around the tooth may also be drilled usig an ostesome.
  • This kind of extraction is commonly done for impacted wisdom tooth which has not fully errupted
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The dentist will decide whether a surgical or nonsurgical extraction is necessary. You might be sent to an oral surgeon or an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for complicated extractions.