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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:21 pm
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I know there is a topic already for this, but my question is a little different. Okay, I want to get my tongue pierced, and I know there are many risks, but the main ones that I see are dental damage ( teeth fractures, gum recession, etc) And, do any of you have tongue piercings, and have you damaged your teeth? Also, is it possible to lower the chance of chipped teeth by getting different jewelry ( acrylic jewelry) or something like that? And finally, do you believe it is worth it to risk the teeth damage just to enhance your looks?
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:05 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:12 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:01 pm
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When getting my tongue pierced, my piercer told me that from now on my dentist would more than likely despise me, as tongue piercings are a dentist's worst nightmare. Yes, there are risks of damage, and you can in fact do things to ruin your teeth over time. These are things though that you do have control over for the most part. If your piercing is placed in a good spot, (just far up enough to see and appreciate, but not up front enough to impede your speech or have less control over it) then making sure you don't do the things you shouldn't is a bit easier. My piercer told me that wanting to play with the jewelry is going to be inevitable, but that I should really refrain from it at all. When you clack it against your teeth you risk putting minute cracks in them, which doesn't affect you immediately, but will ruin your teeth over time. It also scrapes away at your enamel. It also means you have to pay more attention when chewing your food, else you end up accidentally biting down on it (which I have done once in a great while) and biting down too hard will end up chipping your teeth (as it chipped a little bit of the inside of my molar.) >.< All in all, getting a tongue ring means becoming religious about the things your dentist tells you to do anyway that most people neglect. No playing with jewelry, impecible dental hygeine (which means brushing the jewelry on top and bottom as well, as it will also begin to form plaque if you don't) and a little more caution when you consume things. It's something you have to determine for yourself wether you think is worth it or not. Personally it is to me. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:03 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:51 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:53 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:29 pm
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[s]AINT I know there is a topic already for this, but my question is a little different. Okay, I want to get my tongue pierced, and I know there are many risks, but the main ones that I see are dental damage ( teeth fractures, gum recession, etc) And, do any of you have tongue piercings, and have you damaged your teeth? Also, is it possible to lower the chance of chipped teeth by getting different jewelry ( acrylic jewelry) or something like that? And finally, do you believe it is worth it to risk the teeth damage just to enhance your looks? well if you were metal tongue studs then whiles your sleeping or eating they can harm your teeth but if you were it while your just going around it shouldnt hurt your teeth i dont know about the gums tho never herd of nyones gums getting hurt cuz of it i got my tongue peirced and my dentist just said to were like plastic balls instead of metal ones when you eat or sleep
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:43 pm
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xXx -candy- xXx [s]AINT I know there is a topic already for this, but my question is a little different. Okay, I want to get my tongue pierced, and I know there are many risks, but the main ones that I see are dental damage ( teeth fractures, gum recession, etc) And, do any of you have tongue piercings, and have you damaged your teeth? Also, is it possible to lower the chance of chipped teeth by getting different jewelry ( acrylic jewelry) or something like that? And finally, do you believe it is worth it to risk the teeth damage just to enhance your looks? well if you were metal tongue studs then whiles your sleeping or eating they can harm your teeth but if you were it while your just going around it shouldnt hurt your teeth i dont know about the gums tho never herd of nyones gums getting hurt cuz of it i got my tongue peirced and my dentist just said to were like plastic balls instead of metal ones when you eat or sleep
Gum recession is cause by things rubbing against the gums (and sometimes it just happens too). What happens is the gum line around your teeth gets lower and wore away, so it's getting closer to exposing the roots of your teeth. I'd say it's more likely to happen with labret piercings though, but the balls on the tongue barbell could rub the inside gums causing recession. It won't matter what jewelry you have in, anything harder than the gums can cause it.
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:41 am
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:18 pm
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