How dangerous is a lip/toung piercings?
Tongue or lip piercing is a personal preference that I would not choose for myself, but I know many people do. I personally have no problem with people expressing themselves with piercings (I have a nose piercing), but as a certified dental assistant, I know what the dangers are of tongue and lip piercings. The possibility of infection is great! Since there are literally billions and billions of germs in your mouth, placing an extra hole in your mouth just leaves that hole vulnerable to infection, until it heals. And believe me, there are PLENTY of people that get infections. Tongue piercings are very painful until they heal. Lip piercings not so much so, but they still hurt. Tongue and lip piercings can eventually destroy your front teeth and gums from the tongue bar continuously hitting or rubbing up against your front teeth and gums. The bars eventually wear away the enamel on your teeth, creating additional problems associated with your teeth, including massive pain. Once the ename
Do NOT get your tongue pierced. If the person piercing you hits the wrong spot in your tongue, you can develop an infection, get blood poisoning, and oral piercings cause your gums to receed as well. 12 Health Risks reported by the ADA 1. Severe bleeding or nerve damage: if the needle punctures a blood vessel during the piercing, severe and difficult-to-control bleeding could occur. 2. Infection: the mouth contains millions of bacteria, and bacterial infection is a common complication from tongue piercing. 3. Pain: healing time prolonged. 4. Swelling: the tongue could swell large enough to close off the airway. 5. Disease transmission: The National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov) has identified piercing in general as a possible vector for blood borne hepatitis (hepatitis B, C, D and G) transmission. In addition, there is risk of other disease transmission such as HIV. 6. Choking hazard: tongue jewelry could come loose in the mouth creating a choking hazard. 7. Chipped or cracked tee
