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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/auguste_20 on 2025-12-24 14:13:18+00:00.
I, 29/M, have a right 4th upper molar which I consider as my lucky charm. It never gave me problems except the occasional "wow that's weird" from the dentist so I never gave teeth problems much of a thought.
However, a few nights ago, after eating popcorn, I woke up with a pain in my gums. I tried fishing for whatever is making it hurt with my tongue but I got nothing. The pain kept getting worse and my gums started to become swollen. It has already reached a point where I couldn't eat or sleep properly.
Today, I brought myself to the Emergency Room where I work and had a dentist do a quick check - and turns out I have operculitis from a popcorn kernel that lodged between an impacted wisdom tooth and gums. He told me that it will only keep happening until I have my wisdom tooth removed as soon as possible. My extra molar is also injuring the gums around my impacted tooth, so they'll probably have to remove it too.
Worst of all, the next couple of days will be lined up with holidays and celebrations and I won't be able to enjoy all the delicious food.
TLDR; I have a gum infection from eating popcorn and now I have to suffer through pain during all the holiday celebrations