Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
tooth extraction
tooth ex·trac·tion
Subclass of:
Oral Surgical Procedures
Definitions related to tooth extraction:
  • Surgical removal of a tooth.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The surgical removal of a tooth. (Dorland, 28th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (dental extraction) Removal of greater than or equal to 1 teeth.
    ACC/AHA Clinical Data Terminology
    American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
  • (extraction of tooth) The surgical removal of a tooth from its bony socket.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Background Tooth extraction is linked to dentists who perform oral surgery. Teeth that are embedded in bone (eg, impacted or wisdom teeth) must be removed by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who is trained for 4-6 years after obtaining a dental or medical degree.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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