Food stuck in gums won't come out

[mojojoyo25]

I was eating strawberries the other day and I believe that a small seed got stuck in my gums behind my right wisdom tooth on the bottom. This has happened before with popcorn, but the offending particles easily came out and the swelling went down. Now, whatever is stuck there is pretty well stuck. My gum is swollen pretty badly and it's starting to get pretty painful. I'm sure that it's from the strawberries, I had no problems before I started eating them and could feel the seed getting stuck, I though it would dislodge immediately. What solutions do I have? I'm far away at school from my dentist, is there anything that I can do? Thank you.

[Lucygoose3]

I have two fillings at the back of my mouth, with a space in between. I've been to the dentist three times with the complaint of pain and a lot of food getting caught in between. One time she built up the filling, the following time she informed me I had the space from grinding my teeth (which I knew), as well as bone loss due to being diabetic. The third time she informed me all she could do was crown the tooth. There has been a constant sensation of giant pieces of food being caught back there, even after I floss and remove it! It's maddening! The contacts between several teeth are very tight, to the point floss gets caught. I do floss regularly. Please advise!

[I_need_help_please123]

Hey,i was eating Popcorn and a peice got stuck right at the back of my tooth,between another one.I can feel the peice but it just won't come out.Now my whole tooth is killing me.I'm not sure if its because of the popcorn peice?will mouthwash be of any use?

[JudiRN]

I bit into an apple and the apple flesh, not the skin, was lodged up in my gums front and back of my two front teeth. I flossed and rinsed and my gums swelled. It really hurt, so I saw my dentist right away.
Both the dentist and hygienist said there was nothing there except irritation, no infection. They both said there was a small cut behind the front tooth where the apple penetrated. This was 4 weeks ago, and it went away, but a few days ago, it started to bother me again and is slightly swollen. I called the dentist and they said I probably re-injured it, and didn't seem concerned. I guess if the area is sensitive, it's possible to easily re-injure it. I was just wondering if you ever heard of this?

[JudiRN]

I bit into an apple and the apple flesh, not the skin, was lodged up in my gums front and back of my two front teeth. I flossed and rinsed and my gums swelled. It really hurt, so I saw my dentist right away.
Both the dentist and hygienist said there was nothing there except irritation, no infection. They both said there was a small cut behind the front tooth where the apple penetrated. This was 4 weeks ago, and it went away, but a few days ago, it started to bother me again and is slightly swollen. I called the dentist and they said I probably re-injured it, and didn't seem concerned. I guess if the area is sensitive, it's possible to easily re-injure it. I was just wondering if you ever heard of this?

[fatfacebhoo10]

I was eating sunfower seeds and i sometimes chew the shell and in the very back i think a piece got stuck in my gum line. what do i do?

[Jomamaismysister]

Hey

I was at the movies on Saturday and helped myself to some nachos. I bit a chip at a certain angle and a piece of chip got stuck behind my front two teeth. Can I be affected by this? What if I just leave it alone? I felt it go all the way in. help?