This morning I managed to dislodge a troublesome flake
that lodged in the line between my first molar and the
gums. I've been trying for three days to get rid of it.
Managed to draw some blood and pain, but I couldn't get
rid of it until this morning.

This has happened several times before from popcorn
hulls. Drives me crazy. But I didn't remember eating
any popcorn recently. I eat a lot of corn, but that's
canned corn and entirely soft (except when a bit of cob
is encountered).

I examined this flake, and it was not a popcorn hull.
It was completely black. I don't know what it was,
though I'd guess it originated in a ground spice in
something I ate.

I haven't eaten popcorn in 20 years. The last time I did I bit into
an unpopped kernel and broke my backmost molar on the bottom left;
cracked it in two. And it was around the holidays so it was about
three weeks before I could get an appointment with a Dentist unless I
wanted to spend a small fortune on emergency dental care. After that
I swore off popcorn; love the smell, but will never eat it.

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> This morning I managed to dislodge a troublesome flake
> that lodged in the line between my first molar and the
> gums. I've been trying for three days to get rid of it.
> Managed to draw some blood and pain, but I couldn't get
> rid of it until this morning.
>
> This has happened several times before from popcorn
> hulls. Drives me crazy. But I didn't remember eating
> any popcorn recently. I eat a lot of corn, but that's
> canned corn and entirely soft (except when a bit of cob
> is encountered).
>
> I examined this flake, and it was not a popcorn hull.
> It was completely black. I don't know what it was,
> though I'd guess it originated in a ground spice in
> something I ate.

Waterpic.

Dimitri