What are Oral Piercings?
Oral piercings are any piercings of the tongue, lips or cheek. In recent years, oral piercings have become a form of self-expression. As with pierced ears, the metal jewelry used in oral piercings comes in different styles, including studs, barbells and rings. However, piercing your tongue, lips or cheek involves greater health risks than piercing your ears. Before having any part of your mouth pierced, you should seek advice from your dentist. What are the Different Risks Involved with Oral Piercings? You may not be aware of the potential side effects of oral piercings. These include: • Infection our mouths contain millions of bacteria, which can lead to infection after an oral piercing. Handling jewelry once it has been placed in the mouth also increases your chances of getting an infection. • Prolonged bleeding if a blood vessel is punctured by the needle during piercing, the result can be difficult-to-control bleeding and serious blood loss. • Pain and swelling pain and swelling ar
