bone slivers poking out after extraction...

As I mentioned in previous posts I had #18 extracted about 4 weeks
ago.

It finally quit hurting about a week ago; actually it hurt a little
less each week, but was still a bit sensitive in the area of the
extraction.

But then, 3 days ago it started hurting a bit as if I'd jammed a chip
into it or something. But then I noticed there was a sliver of bone
sticking through the inside of my gum at the place where the
extraction was.

Went to the oral surgeon today and he said that this is fairly common,
and sometimes these things work themselves out, but if not, then when
the bone pokes through enough, at that time, he'll yank it out, but
right now it isn't ready to be yanked.

Unfortunately I was so relieved that it was apparently "no big deal",
I did not ask more questions.

So now my questions are:

What exactly is happening to cause this/these bone slivers to come
through the gum?

How common is it, really?

He gave me some antibiotic moutwash and told me to apply it with gauze
to the area every 4 hours until the bone works its way out.

Please explain all this to me and give me any advice you may have for
me about it. Like, where is this bone coming from and why and how?
.

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