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At A Glance
Grand Street Dental: Dr. Jennifer Plotnick is the strongest overall starting point in Brooklyn if you want a dependable option for general & family dentistry.
iSmile Dental: Dentist Williamsburg has the deepest documented patient-feedback history on this page — useful when you want the most established track record before narrowing.
Park Slope Dentistry is one of the clearest places to start if insurance fit matters before you book.
St. Marks Painless Dental is a stronger first look if weekend availability matters more than weekday convenience.
Prices sourced from Kingston Smiles NY, Dental Office Brooklyn, Empire Dental NY, Care Cost Index, Sparkle Dental, and Aspen Dental. Simple tooth extraction ranges specifically documented for New York at $150-$450, with Brooklyn average around $338 without insurance. Ranges reflect Brooklyn, New York pricing as of 2026 in USD. Insurance coverage can reduce costs by up to 80% for some procedures.
Prices verified Jul 15, 2026
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10, North 5th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York
Closed · Opens tomorrow at 10 AM
Brooklyn clinic with a general & family dentistry specialty — Extractions is on file among 21 procedures.
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Beyond fillings, services include cleanings and exams, root canals for cases where decay has reached the pulp, crowns and bridges, extractions, gum-disease screening, and emergency dental visits.
Services:ExtractionsAffordable Dental CareBruxismComprehensive Dental Care+17 more
2348, Ralph Avenue, Flatlands, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York
Closed · Opens tomorrow at 9 AM
Brooklyn clinic with Extractions on file, paired with Affordable Dental Care and Dental Cleaning across 13 services.
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Beyond fillings, services include cleanings and exams, root canals, crowns and bridges, basic extractions, gum-disease screening, and emergency dental care.
Services:ExtractionsAffordable Dental CareCosmetic DentistryDental Bridges+9 more
7919, Flatlands Avenue, Canarsie, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York
Closed · Opens tomorrow at 10 AM
General & Family Dentistry focus in Brooklyn, with extractions listed among 20 documented services.
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<p>Flatlands Family Dental sits on Flatlands Avenue in the Canarsie section of southeast Brooklyn, in the same kind of family-dentist storefront the neighborhood has had for generations. The patient mix runs heavy on multi-generational households where the kids and the grandparents both come in, and the practice is set up around that — broad general dentistry rather than narrow specialty work, with the same dentist seeing patients across years and life stages.</p>
<p>Cavity work uses tooth-colored composite materials by default, with the team handling single-surface fillings, multi-surface restorations, and the call between filling and crown when a tooth's been compromised by larger decay. Beyond fillings, services cover cleanings and exams, root canal treatment for teeth where decay has reached the nerve, crowns and bridges for structural work, basic extractions, gum-disease screening, and emergency visits when a tooth flares up unexpectedly. The team will <strong>walk you through the X-rays before any treatment</strong> so you can see the cavity or fracture and understand why the recommendation is what it is.</p>
<blockquote>If you're new to Canarsie and looking for a dental practice that doesn't feel like a chain — one that knows your name in three years rather than rotating you through a roster — this is closer to that older neighborhood-dentist model.</blockquote>
<p>Patients searching for family dentist in Brooklyn, dentist accepting new patients in Brooklyn, NY, or routine dental care in Brooklyn often gravitate toward smaller independent practices like this one when continuity matters more than volume. Plan on a comprehensive new-patient exam first — full X-rays, periodontal screening, treatment-plan review — before booking any restorative work. For Canarsie, Flatlands, and East Flatbush families weighing where to anchor regular dental care across generations, this Flatlands Avenue practice is a sensible first appointment and the kind of place that tends to keep patients across decades rather than across single visits. Six-month recall scheduling is the strongest predictor of which patients catch problems early, and most practices will book the next visit before you leave the current one if you ask while you're checking out.</p>
Services:ExtractionsAffordable Dental CareComprehensive Dental CareCosmetic Dentistry+16 more
2f, 502, 39th Street, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York
Closed · Opens tomorrow at 10 AM
Brooklyn clinic with a general & family dentistry specialty — Extractions is on file among 22 procedures.
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Beyond fillings, services include cleanings and exams, root canals for cases where decay has reached the pulp, crowns and bridges, extractions, gum-disease treatment, and emergency dental visits.
Services:ExtractionsAffordable Dental CareBruxismComprehensive Dental Care+18 more
2937, Avenue V, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York
Closed · Opens tomorrow at 9 AM
Brooklyn-based practice with Extractions on file, plus Affordable Dental Care and Tooth Decay Treatment among 13 documented services.
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Beyond fillings, services include cleanings, root canals for teeth where decay has reached the pulp, crowns and bridges for structural work, extractions, gum-disease screening and treatment, and emergency dental visits.
Services:ExtractionsAffordable Dental CareCosmetic DentistryDental Bridges+9 more
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EditorialUpdated July 15, 2026Independently reviewed
Tooth extractions in Brooklyn serve a borough whose extraction rate is elevated in specific underserved communities — a predictable consequence of the deferred dental care cycle where the tooth that needed a root canal three years ago presents today as an acute abscess that requires immediate extraction, and where the Florida or Georgia Medicaid equivalent — New York Medicaid's adult dental program — covers extractions in a way that makes the extraction the financially accessible option even when a restorative alternative exists. The practices in Brownsville, East New York, and Flatbush that are breaking the extraction-without-replacement cycle — by explaining the bone resorption consequence of the missing tooth and offering a pathway to implant replacement or bridge at the same appointment — are providing the continuity of restorative thought that the extraction-and-dismiss approach fails to deliver. Simple extractions for the uncomplicated case and surgical extraction with flap elevation for the root-retained or hypercementosed molar are the two scope levels that distinguish adequate from comprehensive extraction capability.
Smyleee evaluated Brooklyn extraction providers on surgical extraction capability for root-retained, hypercementosed, and multi-rooted molar cases, post-extraction management including socket preservation counselling, New York Medicaid billing for covered extractions, multilingual team capability for the patient consent and post-operative instruction conversation, and patient recovery outcome quality. These ten Brooklyn practices are the extraction providers the data confirmed as most reliably delivering safe, complete, and patient-educational extraction care to the full range of Brooklyn's diverse and high-need patient community.
Medically reviewed by
Dr Maqsud Mallick — BDS
Frequently Asked Questions
15 questions answered by our editorial team
Simple extractions in Brooklyn run $150-$400. Surgical extractions (impacted teeth or severe decay): $300-$800. Wisdom teeth extractions: $300-$1,000 per tooth depending on impaction.
The procedure itself is painless with local anesthesia — you feel pressure but not pain. Post-op discomfort peaks at 48 hours and is managed with ibuprofen or prescribed medication.
Simple extraction: 3-5 days for soft-tissue healing. Surgical extraction: 7-10 days. Full bone healing takes 6-8 weeks.
If the tooth is permanent (not a wisdom tooth) and you want to restore function, yes. Getting a socket preservation bone graft at extraction time makes future implant placement much easier.
Yes, if you only had local anesthesia. If IV sedation or nitrous was used, you'll need a ride — no driving for 24 hours after sedation.
Soft foods for 24-48 hours: yogurt, smoothies, mashed potato, soup. Avoid straws, hot drinks, and crunchy foods for a week to prevent dry socket.
A painful condition where the blood clot in the extraction site dislodges, exposing bone. It usually develops 3-5 days post-extraction. Avoid smoking and straws to prevent it.
Teeth are extracted when decay is too extensive for a root canal, for severe periodontal disease, to make room for orthodontics, or when impacted wisdom teeth cause problems.
Often yes — root canal treatment saves many teeth that would've been extracted years ago. Ask your dentist about all options before agreeing to extraction.
Simple extractions: 20-40 minutes. Surgical extractions: 40-90 minutes. Most of that is numbing and prep; the actual extraction is usually 5-15 minutes.
Typically between ages 17-25, before roots fully form. Signs you need them out: recurring pain, impaction, cyst formation, or crowding of adjacent teeth.
Not necessarily, but many patients opt for all four in one IV-sedation appointment to consolidate recovery.
Most dental insurance covers 70-80% of simple extractions and 50-80% of surgical extractions. Wisdom teeth are often covered if there's a medical indication.
Mild oozing is normal for 24 hours. If you see active bleeding at 24+ hours, bite firmly on a tea bag for 30 minutes. Call your dentist if it persists.
Simple extraction: next day for desk work. Surgical or multiple extractions: 2-3 days off recommended. IV sedation cases: next day at earliest.
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