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[lincoln]

daughter just told me shes going to get her tongue pierced tonight, shes 19 so i told her its her choice , i bet it dont last 2 weeks heheh

[ConeDodger]

QUOTE (DNHunt @ Jan 15 2006, 06:28 AM)

It won't heal when she removes it without surgery. The hole just gets very small. If she is going to do it make sure she goes to a place that is meticulously clean. Sterile or disposable stuff. Make sure they pierce it in the midline cause there are some blood vessels that you don't want to mess with. I don't understand it but then I'm kind of old. Having said that I've never had to deal with a problem related to pierced tongues except a couple of chipped teeth. Some people get tarter (dental calculus) on the studs and that can cause a little inflamatiion in the piercing especially on the underside of the tongue. I charge extra to clean up the studs but I think it's something that should be done. One good thing people with piercing pay more attention to their tongues so they keep their tongues cleaner. Pierced lips are more of a problem cause the inside part of the stud causes increased gum recession on people who are prone to that Dave

Dave,
I am on the medical side of the world so the problems related to tongue studs are outside my expertise. But I have a friend who is a periodontist. He tells me that he sees some bone errosion related possibly to an electrolysis like process. Much like chrome plating. He says the stud leaches minerals from the bone and teeth. That I would think, is serious.

Once again, not my side of the building.

Rob