Does a lip piercing affect your teeth?
A big DON'T ... I know 3 people who thought it was great but got all kinds of problems: broken teeth, the pain is horrible, your tongue just isn't the same anymore, some foods taste bad (the rest of your life), numbness, soreness that never goes away (think of a constant headache the rest of your life in your mouth). Not good. Why do it? Do your ear lobes and that's it. Have a Nice Day!
How do you protect your teeth with a lip piercing?
your teeth wont be ruinded, i had 5 for a couple of years, once the ball came out the bar was sucked into my mouth and i bit on it thus chipping a tooth i asked the dentist and he said it was nothing to worry about just having them in you should prepare yourself for risking chipping,you can get plastic bars so head down to your local piercing parlor/ tattoo place and ask their advice
How the heck do i brush my teeth with a new lip piercing?
The person above me is right, don't use anything other than what is necessary on a new piercing!! If you want gentle toothpaste try something like Sensodyne. It is uber sensitive, as its for those with hot or cold sensitivities in their teeth, it works the same for not irritating a new piercing! I know its a pain brushing for the first few days, but if it would be better for you get non flavored mouthwash and use that often instead until the swelling goes down. It tastes gross, but doesn't have as many chemicals, and it works in a jiffy to keep the piercing and your mouth clean too. Not much you can do for the pain except get some anti-inflammatories and pain meds. Best of luck.
Do lip piercings damage your teeth?
I've heard this many times, and it would make sense, but I want to make sure it's not just a myth or something. Would it be a lot of damage, or just a little, like is it visible? Also, what about a tongue piercing? Would vertical lip piercings be better, since they don't have the same contact with your teeth? Thanks
What is the aftercare for lip piercing?
Having snake bites myself for four years now, I can give you some advice.If they are freshly done, don't irritate them in any way. Don't chew on the bars or play with it with your tongue. Gently touching them with it is okey.Very important: you shouldn't touch them with with your fingers unless you wash them first. You're fingers carry lots of bacteria!Something you're gonna notice is that during the healing process some white stuff will come out of the wound. This is completely normal, and you shouldn't panic. Only if it gets yellow, green or brown you should see you're piercer for advice.I cleaned mine with cotton swabs and saline solution. Normally you can get it at your piercing shop or your local pharmacy.Once they're healed and there's no swelling anymore, you should swap the longer piercing bar with a shorter one, so it won't get caught on your teeth or clothing anymore.I want to warn you for something. My piercing on the right healed in two weeks, but my left piercing is still not completely healed (hurts when changing the bar) although I cleaned and treated it the same. Normally it should be completely healed in about two months. If anything unusual happens, you're piercer will be glad to help you out!Good luck!
What do you do if your lip piercing is sinking into your skin?
I have two lowbrets that I had done in December. Everyday I was afraid that my jewelry was sinking into my skin because they cut little wholes into the inside of my lip, creating litle divets that they would sit in. But once the swelling went down I realized that it was normal. If you can pull your lip down (or if it is the top lip, up) and push on the jewelry from the outside and the plate freely comes out of the divet in your lip, then you should be fine. Do this everyday just to check. If it does not come out of your lip, when doing this. Go to a piercer ASAP. It doesn't even need to be the same place you had the piercing done.
What are the risks of piercing your own lip?
You don’t have an autoclave and cannot reliably sterilize your equipment, so the chance of getting severely infected skyrockets.Your brain does not like it when you hurt yourself. It is very, very difficult to purposely stab through your lip, and you’ll probably be unable to get the needle more than halfway through.You only have your own eyes to use, so the positioning is likely to be imperfect, and will probably get worse as you struggle with the needle.You probably won’t be able to get the hole straight, so the piercing will sit at an angle and dig into your lip and your gums and teeth, which will be damaged over time.You probably can’t predict your own size without expert experience, so you’ll either have it too tight and likely to grow over or too loose and likely to catch on things and prolong healing.The first jewelry should be a size too big to allow for swelling, and be swapped for jewelry that fits after a few weeks. It will be very difficult trying to swap out studs for the first time with the added pressure of a half-healed piercing, and you’ll probably end up unable to get the jewelry back in.You are not an expert and cannot tell the difference between inflammation, a manageable infection, and an infection that needs urgent medical attention.Medical care for a bad infection is considerably more expensive than paying a professional piercer.If you can’t afford a professional, you can’t afford a piercing.
Do lip piercings close up over time?
I've got a few lip piercings, two bottom and one up top. I got the top one done when I was 14(9 years ago) and had it in for about a year before I took the jewelry out and just left it to ‘heal over'. I used to have another piercing at the bottom which I took out after a few weeks of being done and it completely healed dover with next to no scar on the surface very quickly. I tried putting a stud in my top lip a few months ago just for the banter because I always had a little scar bove my lip and turns out it was still open.. after eight years.I think it depends when you take it out, if it's a fully healed hole that's part off your body it will always stay open. It might shrink because skin elasticity changes and the center can have a little flesh blocking it but it will stay open if healed properly, being pierced correctly to begin with too of course.
How much damage does monroe piercings do to your teeth and gums?
As long as they're placed right, there's very minimal gum erosion. You can also get a rubber backing once it's healed instead of metal, which will lesson it even more. Best thing to do is go to a piercer and ask them if a monroe would suit your anatomy and how much possible damage could happen. Good for you for thinking about that ahead of time! So many people don't think about the ramifications of body modifications before they get them, so they're not as informed as they should be. Good luck!