The tongue piercing is a very popular piercing worn by both women and men. Not that crazy since the tongue piercing is quite easy to hide, it carries a certain amount of rebelliousness and it has a strong sex appeal. But the tongue piercing is also often negatively viewed with erosion on the teeth as the main point of discussion. But to what extent is this true?
Tongue piercing position
As with most piercings, the position of the tongue piercing is very important. Not only concerning the visibility of the piercing but also when it comes down to your teeth. When a tongue piercing is placed relatively to the front the tongue piercing is more likely to touch your front teeth. This constant ‘ticking’ of the piercing against your teeth will in the long term affect your teeth.
Also, the more a tongue piercing is placed to the front the more people start playing with their tongue piercing. Playing with your tongue piercing pretty much always means contact with your teeth, which again will affect your teeth on the long run.
So it is preferred to place a tongue piercing to the back when concerning your teeth. But when placing a tongue piercing your piercer has to take the shape and build of your tongue in account. So it occurs that a piercer recommends placing it to the front. Don’t worry, there are also tips to prevent a forward placed tongue piercing from destroying your teeth.
Tongue piercing with acrylic balls
The problem with a tongue piercing and teeth is that most piercings are made of steel and steel is stronger than your teeth thus the wear and tear on your teeth. Obviously the solutions are simple.
The first one, however, proves itself quite hard for most people. Namely, do not play with your tongue piercing! Your tongue piercing is a piece of jewelry, not a toy. But even when you can resist the urges to play it still might hit your teeth from time to time.
To minimize the damage to your teeth, it is recommended that you switch the (steel) balls for acrylic balls. Acrylic is softer than your teeth which means that on the long run you will damage the acrylic balls rather than your teeth. Perhaps not very good for the endurance of your piercings but I think everyone can agree that it is better to buy new balls from time to time than having to invest on your teeth.
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