Extraction of a back tooth — a premolar or a molar — is the most common oral surgery case in a teaching clinic. Molars have several roots, so the appointment usually takes longer than a front-tooth extraction.
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The extraction is carried out with anaesthetic. Molar roots can sit at awkward angles, which lengthens the procedure without meaning anything has gone wrong.
Aftercare instructions follow. A missing back tooth is often discussed in terms of chewing as well, but replacing it is a separate case.
An X-ray is effectively required here — it shows how many roots there are and which way they point. The supervising teacher judges whether the case suits the exercise.
It may turn out that the tooth can be kept with a root canal, and that may be offered instead of an extraction.