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InjuryJET

GUM® SOFT-PICK® ORIGINAL 80CT

Received Oct 22, 2025 · Event occurred Sep 22, 2025

Report 1413787-2025-00239 · MDR key 23363265

Device

Generic name

Soft Picks

Model number

632A

Product problems

  • Break
  • Break

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • Pain
  • Pain

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

CUSTOMER USED SUNSTAR DENTAL PICK AS WHILE DOING BETWEEN THEIR BACK MOLAR, THE PICK BROKE OFF AND WAS STUCK IN BETWEEN MY TEETH. CUSTOMER SPENT OVER AN HOUR TRYING TO REMOVE IT. THEY WENT TO A NURSING STATION IN RETIREMENT HOME FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN PULLING IT OUT WITH TWEEZERS. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS REMOVED. THE CUSTOMER SUSTAINED PAIN IN THEIR JAW, TEARING TO THE SKIN AT BOTH CORNERS OF HER MOUTH, BLEEDING, AND PAIN.