Getting a tooth out — and protecting the space it leaves.
An extraction is rarely just an extraction. What the dentist does to the socket in the ten minutes afterwards decides how much bone you still have if you ever want an implant there. Here are the ten closest dentists who take that seriously.
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Simple extraction
$180 – $350
Surgical extraction
$320 – $650
Socket preservation graft
+$350 – $800
Healing to solid bone
3 – 4 months
Same-week slotsmost listed practices hold urgent capacity
Step 1 — your location
Ten dentists near you who can take the tooth out this week.
Extractions are urgent more often than not, so availability is weighted heavily in this ranking — alongside distance, verified reviews and whether the practice offers sedation.
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Showing 10 extraction dentists near Austin, TXRanked by distance, review quality and published pricing
Simple, surgical, and why the difference matters to your bill.
A simple extraction removes a tooth that is fully visible and comes out in one piece with forceps. A surgical extraction is needed when the tooth is broken at the gum line, curved-rooted, or still partly buried — the dentist raises a small flap of gum and may section the tooth to remove it in pieces. Surgical takes longer, needs stitches, and costs roughly double. Which one you need is visible on an X-ray before anyone touches you, so ask which is being quoted.
Ask about socket preservation. A small bone graft placed at the time of extraction keeps the ridge from collapsing and can save you a much larger graft later.
Ask which type is quoted. A simple fee turning into a surgical fee mid-appointment is the most common billing complaint we hear about extractions.
Sedation is available for most people — oral, nitrous or IV — at roughly six in ten listed practices.
Dry socket is the main complication. It affects roughly 2–5% of routine extractions and more after lower wisdom teeth. It is treatable and not dangerous.
Most extractions are done and dusted inside an hour. The healing is what needs your attention, particularly the first 24 hours.
01
X-ray & assessment
The film shows root shape and how close the roots sit to the nerve or sinus. This is where simple versus surgical is decided.
Day 1 · 20 min
02
Anaesthetic
Local, with nitrous, oral or IV sedation on top if you want it. You should feel pressure but not pain.
Same visit · 10 min
03
Removal
Forceps for a simple case; a small flap and sectioning for a surgical one. Usually 10 to 40 minutes.
Same visit · 10–40 min
04
Socket preservation, if planned
Graft material packed into the socket and a membrane placed, to hold the ridge shape for a future implant.
Same visit · 15 min
05
Healing & review
Gum closes over in 10 to 14 days; bone fills in over three to four months. Stitches out at a week if they are not dissolvable.
2 weeks – 4 months
Before & after
Extraction cases from dentists on this list.
Submitted by listed practices, with the patient's written release and the fee they actually charged.
BeforeAfter
Broken molar, socket preserved
Cracked below the gum line and unrestorable. Surgical removal plus a graft, so an implant could be placed four months later without a second graft.
Duration
4 months to implant
Fee charged
$980
BeforeAfter
Two upper premolars for orthodontics
Removed to create space before aligner treatment. Simple extractions, no grafting needed as the space was being closed.
Duration
1 visit
Fee charged
$420
BeforeAfter
Failing front tooth, immediate implant
Root fracture. Tooth out and implant placed in the same socket at the same appointment, with a temporary crown fitted that day.
Duration
Same day + 4 months
Fee charged
$4,600
Individual results vary with your diagnosis, anatomy and healing. Fees shown are what those specific patients paid at those specific practices and are not a quote. Photography on this page is licensed stock imagery, not photographs of the patients described.
Cost & insurance
What extractions cost in 2026.
Ranges below are the 25th–75th percentile of fees published by listed practices. Any dentist we match you with has agreed to give you a written quote before treatment.
Treatment
Typical range
With 0% plan
Simple extractionFully erupted, one piece
$180 – $350
$0Usually covered
Surgical extractionFlap raised, tooth sectioned
$320 – $650
Bundled
Socket preservation graftProtects bone for a future implant
$350 – $800
Add-on
Nitrous oxidePer appointment
$60 – $150
Add-on
IV sedationPer appointment
$400 – $900
Add-on
Immediate implantPlaced into the fresh socket
$3,100 – $5,800
$129/mo36 months
Extractions are one of the few treatments most PPO plans cover well, often at 70–80% after your deductible. Socket preservation grafting is the line most often excluded, so ask for it to be quoted separately even if you intend to have it.
What insurance usually covers
Extractions are usually covered at basic or major service rates on most PPO plans — one of the better-covered treatments.
Surgical extractions may need a pre-authorisation depending on the plan. Ask the practice to submit the X-ray with the claim.
Socket grafting is frequently excluded as it is considered elective preparation for an implant rather than treatment of the extraction itself.
Sedation is rarely covered unless there is a documented medical need, so budget for it as an out-of-pocket line.
FSA and HSA funds cover this in full — it is a qualified medical expense.
In-house 0% plans at 6–24 months, offered by roughly two-thirds of listed practices.
Third-party financing at 24–72 months, typically 9.9%–17.9% APR once the promotional window ends.
Dental school clinics run 40–60% below private fees, with longer timelines and supervised residents.
Get it itemised, in writing — every time
Every component on a separate line. It is the only way two quotes ever become comparable, and every practice on this list has agreed to give you one before you pay a deposit.
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Compare your options
Extract, or try to save the tooth?
Removing a tooth is irreversible, so the honest comparison is against the two treatments that might keep it. A good dentist will price all three.
Ask to see every option planned. A dentist who only ever recommends one route, regardless of the scan, is worth a second opinion.
Extraction
Root canal + crown
Leave and monitor
Cost now
$180 – $650
$1,900 – $3,400
$0
Cost of replacing it later
$700 – $5,800
$0 — tooth kept
Rises the longer you wait
Keeps your own tooth
No
Yes
For now
Appointments
1
2 – 3
0
Bone preserved
No, unless grafted
Yes
Yes
Risk of the problem returning
None — it is gone
Roughly 5–10% over ten years
High if there is infection
Best when
The tooth is cracked below the gum, badly decayed, or the root is fractured
The root is sound and enough tooth structure remains to crown
There is no pain or infection and you are being watched, not ignored
How to judge a practice
Four things that separate a good practice from an average one.
None of this is marketing gloss — each one measurably changes how predictable your result is. Ask the practices you shortlist which of the four they actually have.
Imaging
They show you the images
A practice that turns the monitor towards you and walks through what it is actually seeing is a practice that expects to be questioned.
Ask to see your own scan
Pricing
A written, itemised quote
Every fee on its own line, handed over before you pay a deposit. Every practice we list has agreed to provide one.
Non-negotiable on this list
Volume
They do this often
Skill compounds with repetition. Each listing shows how many cases of this type the practice has completed in the last two years.
Case counts shown on every card
Aftercare
Someone answers afterwards
A named contact for the week after treatment, and a written policy on what a redo costs if something is not right.
Checked at every renewal
Inside the network
What a listed practice looks like.
We visit or video-audit every practice before it goes on the list — the operatory, the sterilisation room, the imaging suite and the front desk that will handle your insurance claim.
The operatoryChair, imaging and delivery unitSecond surgerySo urgent cases aren't bumpedSterile protocolAudited at every renewalThe front deskFiles your claim, not youStreet levelParking and access checked
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FAQ
Extraction questions, answered straight.
Reviewed by our clinical advisory panel in January 2026. General information, not a diagnosis.
Still deciding?
Talk it through with a care coordinator before you book anything. They don't work on commission and they can tell you when this is the wrong call.
The removal itself should not — local anaesthetic is very reliable in this application, and what you feel is firm pressure and movement rather than pain. If you feel anything sharp, say so immediately; more anaesthetic is the answer, not endurance. The soreness afterwards peaks at 24 to 48 hours and is usually well controlled with ibuprofen.
It is when the blood clot protecting the socket dislodges before the gum has healed, exposing bone. It hurts considerably and typically shows up on day three to five. The main preventable causes are smoking, drinking through a straw, and vigorous rinsing in the first 48 hours. It affects roughly 2–5% of routine extractions and is treated in a single visit with a medicated dressing.
If there is any chance you will want an implant in that space, yes. Without it the ridge can lose a quarter of its width in the first year, and rebuilding it later costs far more than the $350–$800 the graft costs now. If the plan is a bridge, a denture, or closing the space with orthodontics, you can usually skip it.
Soft food for the first two to three days, then most people ease back over a week. Avoid chewing directly on the site for about ten days, and skip anything small and sharp — seeds, crisps, popcorn — that can lodge in the socket. Full bone healing underneath takes three to four months even though the gum closes in two weeks.
After a simple extraction with local anaesthetic only, usually yes. After a surgical extraction, or anything with IV sedation, take the day of and ideally the day after. Physical work and gym sessions should wait 48 to 72 hours because raised blood pressure can restart bleeding.
Yes, over months to years. Neighbouring teeth drift into the space and the opposing tooth over-erupts to meet nothing. That changes your bite and makes any future replacement more complex. It is the main argument for deciding what will fill the gap before the tooth comes out rather than afterwards.
Often, yes — it is called immediate placement and it works well when the socket walls are intact and there is no active infection. It saves months and one surgery. It is not universal, and it needs a CBCT to plan properly, so treat any practice that offers it without imaging with caution.
Say so when you book, not when you arrive. Roughly six in ten practices on this list offer nitrous oxide, oral sedation or IV sedation, and you can filter for it above. Nitrous is the lightest option, wears off in minutes and you can drive home afterwards, which makes it the most practical for a single extraction.
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