McClane Dentistry Oral Surgery in Stuart, FL Tooth extraction Tooth extraction is the complete removal of one or more teeth from your mouth using dental surgery. The primary reason behind the oral surgery tooth extraction procedure is that you have tooth decay that cannot be treated with a dental filling. Or you may have an injury that damaged the tooth beyond repair. A dental or gum abscess that has weakened the root might also lead to an oral surgery tooth extraction process. The procedure is mainly performed when there are no other ways of saving your natural teeth, and the impacted teeth might cause problems to your neighboring healthy teeth.