Tooth extraction dentist will first numb your tooth to make you comfortable and pain-free. Dentist will first use an elevator to break the fibers that attach your teeth to the gums. Next, dentist will use another elevator in a lever-action to gradually make the tooth mobile in its socket. Once the tooth is sufficiently mobile, your dentist will use forceps to hold the tooth and apply gentle outward force in a figure-of-eight manner to remove the tooth.