Pieces of bone coming up 6 months after wisdom tooth extraction?

I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth extracted back in April. The holes have been healing nicely so far. I noticed last week that I have what seems like a sliver of bone or tooth that has come up thru one of the extraction sites. It doesn't hurt at all but it is hard to leave it alone! Is this something that normally happens after a wisdom tooth extraction? I called the oral surgeon and he didn't seem concerned. He said I could let it work itself out on it's own or I could try and pull it out myself. I'm scared to pull it out for fear that I'll do something to hurt myself. Anyone ever have these? Did you pull them out yourself or go back to the oral surgeon?

Pieces of bone coming up 6 months after wisdom tooth extraction?
Mostly likely these are bone spicules that are working themselves out of the tissue. Very rarely, almost never, are any tooth pieces left in the mouth. Slowly they will come to the surface, and you can either pull them out with tweezers, or go to the OS and they will pull them out. Don't worry, good luck!!
Reply:If it was me... I would just go back and have him remove it!
Reply:My wife works for a dentist and he said this is normal especially if the extractions were difficult. They are not attached to anything... They are only root fragments that got missed in the blood and tissue. They should work out on their own. If you try to pull them and they hurt, stop. If they are not gone in another few weeks see your regular dentist.
Reply:Don't fiddle with it with your fingers. It might infect the site. Your gums will push it up on their own, and brushing/flossing will help work it out. Besides, your Curious Tongue will fiddle with it all day.
Reply:This can happen if all the pieces of your teeth were not completely removed when they were extracted. It is normal, it's something the body does to expell foreign matter. It happened when my arm went through a glass window. The doctor tried to take as much of the glass out as possible, but he told me there still might be some left cuz glass is hard to see. A little while (1 to 2 months) after that, I noticed there were pieces of glass coming out of my skin. You will not hurt yourself by pulling the pieces out, although it might be painful. There will be healed skin underneath it. If it is painful, just leave it alone. It will come out on its own eventually!!
Reply:I had the same problem. I had oral surgery last week and had the bone removed. The surgery only took about 10 mins. I did get stitches so I couldn't eat anything solid for a couple of days. I was home from work for 2 days. I tried to let them work there way out but they got bigger and more soreness started. Good Luck