When the tooth is broken they can’t just grab the whole tooth and pull it out because it’s in pieces or it’s broken so close to the gum line that they can’t grab it. It takes the skills of an oral surgeon to go in and take out the broken pieces one by one.Why couldn't he pull it? Does it have to be a special sort of dentist? The one that pulled mine was the dentist who does root canals. I forget what she is called. She was very good and got my infected tooth out very quickly.