Lip piercing and record-fast erosion

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Wednesday September 10th, 2008 @ 7:48 AM

Filed under: Lip/Cheek

A few weeks ago, I had my lip pierced. I was very excited, as I had wanted this pierced for roughly three years now. Short and to the point, my mouth is small, and the piercer decided to be ‘creative’ and give me a sort of center lowbret without my knowing. And, yes, I can testify that those piercings are extremely uncomfortable. My piercing would bleed every time I would eat because the downward slant caused the disk to scrape my gums and apply extra pressure when I opened my mouth. After less than two full days, we worked on getting it out (which was in itself a struggle) because my mouth had swollen horrendously and my gums were being cut into already in such a short amount of time.

I allowed the piercer to re-pierce me this time, making it absolutely clear that I wanted to sacrifice aesthetic (the ball is somewhat obscured by my larger bottom lip) for safety. It is rather straight now and has not been giving my gums much fuss. However, today I noticed a pain in my front bottom teeth whenever I suck in air, liquid, or really anything else. Is this a problem related to my lip piercing, and is it temporary?

Also.. my mouth is small. I don’t think the piercer could have forseen this, but my top teeth slightly cover or push down on the disk when my mouth is closed normally. Is this typical?

Thanks.

It sounds to me that you just aren’t anatomically suited to a standard labret piercing. I would retire it and if you still want a lip piercing of sorts then maybe consider a vertical labret. The jewellery will sit on the outer portion of the lip so it won’t interfere with your gums and teeth. You don’t want to be messing with your gums and teeth. Gum erosion tends to be irreversible and can lead to tooth loss.

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