 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | The only ill effects that I have seen in my patients that have tongue and lip piercings is fractured teeth and gum recession.
I recently had a kid in the chair with a lip piercing that was causing an amazing amount of recession on his lower front teeth. I'm glad I'm not his parent because this kid wouldn't even listen to me. It didn't matter to him that he would be paying for his stupidity for the rest of his life.
Jerry
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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