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tongue piercing
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i got my tongue pierced like 6 days ago, and my gums and teeth are really hurting. it feels as though my teeth are really sensitive and feels like me teeth are a going to fall out. my gums near my wisdom teeth are swollen and my gums are red and my inner lips are swollen. is this becuase of the piercing?
i got my tongue pierced like 6 days ago, and my gums and teeth are really hurting. it feels as though my teeth are really sensitive and feels like me teeth are a going to fall out. my gums near my wisdom teeth are swollen and my gums are red and my inner lips are swollen. is this becuase of the piercing?
i did my lip pierced with a ear ring and not a neatel and it is swollen it went down alittle when i put something cold on it...... Lol text back
ok hi
well im really into piercings and tattoos. i just like it, i dont know how to explain it, but my piercings and tattoos are part of me. but i have not gone to the extreme. at first i wanted my lip pierced but then that shows more than a tongue piercing, and in the future when i get a job i dont want my piercings or tattoos to put me at a disadvantage, so i chose my tongue because it isnt obvious at all. and yes its kind of painful but its like an adrenalin rush becuase it is a quick pain but i have to say the tongue piercign was the worst becuase of all the swelling and i probably would never do it again but for just this once for me it was worth the pain becasue i like it. im sorry what ive written is all a bit confusing. but yeh its hard to explain why people do tongue piercings but for me its not to be cool its just something which is part of me.
well im really into piercings and tattoos. i just like it, i dont know how to explain it, but my piercings and tattoos are part of me. but i have not gone to the extreme. at first i wanted my lip pierced but then that shows more than a tongue piercing, and in the future when i get a job i dont want my piercings or tattoos to put me at a disadvantage, so i chose my tongue because it isnt obvious at all. and yes its kind of painful but its like an adrenalin rush becuase it is a quick pain but i have to say the tongue piercign was the worst becuase of all the swelling and i probably would never do it again but for just this once for me it was worth the pain becasue i like it. im sorry what ive written is all a bit confusing. but yeh its hard to explain why people do tongue piercings but for me its not to be cool its just something which is part of me.
Can I ask, why the tongue piercing? Just curious. I am 61 and cannot find how having this done is so attractive. Of course, I have pierced ears so may be that this is just a further extension of our, humans, desire to decorate our bodies. Also, is there a sizeable hole in your tongue? When I was 12, I fell while climbing out of the swimming pool, hit my chin and my front teeth went through my tongue and broke off, the teeth not the tongue. Hurt like I couldn't believe. How does one sit still while having someone else punch a hole in your tongue? These are not smart mouth questions. I really want to know what I have asked. To each his own though and good luck with your piercing and hope it isn't infected.
OOHHH you might wanna ask your dentist about that... you COULD have some kind of allergic reaction to the mouth rinse for the piercing...
ok i just went to dentist to check on my gums just incase and the dentist has given me a new toothpaste and non alcoholic mouthwash to use for my gums and i dont kno if i use this will it affect my tongue piercing since it hasnt healed yet. since the piercer gave me a mouthwash to use which i was only meant to use for a week and then stop.
Good choice... LOL I pretty much do this kinda stuff everyday... I'm in dental school and am in my clinical years, so I kinda like offering advice on here! LOL it's crazy..I'll have my books out trynna figure out what to suggest to people LOL I can't 'diagnose' on here, but suggestions are plentiful!
Good luck!
Good luck!
ohh okk thanks soo much u been a great help, and thanks for calming me down, i started to get a bit worried and paranoid about everything in my mouth. but i found a general dentist and im just going to go there and ask him to check my gums and make sure its fine, and if there is a problem then ill decide on what to do. im just going to go to him for professional advice.
I don't think your piercing has caused gingival recession. I think you may just look at yuor mouth a little more and noticing things a little more that have been there all along. Keeping the ring for the next two weeks won't be a bad thing, seriously dont' think it's causing the recession..not in 6 days. I dont' think it's an emergency...
When's the last time you've visited your dentist? Had a cleaning? Had an exam to determine gum disease? periodontal problems? gingivitis? If it's been longer than a year, I'd make an appointment. I suggest you find a GENERAL DENTIST who is well versed enough to do a COMPLETE PERIO EXAM. If you don't have a general dentist, just check around, call and ask if he or she does complete perio exams (probing depths and all) to give a diagnosis... You could always go to a periodontist, but they'll do the same work and charge LOTS more because it's their 'speciality'.
When's the last time you've visited your dentist? Had a cleaning? Had an exam to determine gum disease? periodontal problems? gingivitis? If it's been longer than a year, I'd make an appointment. I suggest you find a GENERAL DENTIST who is well versed enough to do a COMPLETE PERIO EXAM. If you don't have a general dentist, just check around, call and ask if he or she does complete perio exams (probing depths and all) to give a diagnosis... You could always go to a periodontist, but they'll do the same work and charge LOTS more because it's their 'speciality'.
yeh i hope so, but i have a feeling i have gum shrinking because my teeth feel looser and my gums look like there are receeding, but the thing is im on holiday for another two weeks and i dont know if this thing is alright to keep for another two weeks to go and see a dentist or if it is an emergency to go.
quite possible it's just a generalized infection. More than likely your mouth is 'gettign used to' a foreign object. With that tongue ring, be sure to keep it clean, also, be careful of forming the habit of biting on it..it can damage your teeth over time. Also be careful about placing it on your gums... it can eventually wear away your gums. This doesnt' happen 100% of the time, but in several cases...
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