Dental forceps are pliers like instruments that are used grasp teeth.
A dentist will usually have a number of different ones on hand,
each having that’s tailored to.
The specific shape of the tooth it’s intended to remove (such as incisors vs molars having two roots vs molars having three roots).
The location of the tooth in the mouth (such as front vs back or left lower molar vs right upper molar).
A dentist will grasp a tooth with their forceps and then firmly
and deliberately rock it back and forth as much as it will.
Because the bone that surrounds the tooth is compressible ; the socket will gradually startto expand.
As it does, the range of the dentist side to side motions will increase.
In addition to this rocking motion, the dentist will also rotate the tooth back and forth.
This twisting action helps to rip and hear the tooth away from the ligament that binds it In place.
At some point, the socket will be enlarged enough and the ligament torn away enough that the tooth can be easily.