Comments | area_woman: Piercing babble

area_woman

Piercing babble

Feb 20, 2008 21:36

I've pretty much decided that I'm going to get at least one more ear piercing. Just cartilage, nothing exotic. Still undecided as to what side I'm getting it on.

With a tongue piercing pretty much out, I've been noticing labrets more and more. Especially those vertical labrets that have become popular recently. Thoughts?

Comments 5

kezinge February 21 2008, 03:44:27 UTC

Molly has a vertical labret now. It looks great, but she thinks it's slowly rejecting, so that's a risk to be aware of.

beatlebug77 February 22 2008, 04:36:05 UTC

I think the vertical thingy looks cool.

slylassie February 23 2008, 13:30:02 UTC

As a future dentist, I highly recommend the vertical labret over a regular one. The vertical one won't wreck your teeth, and I've always wanted one!

area_woman February 24 2008, 02:51:06 UTC

I was actually going to ask you for a (future) dentist's input. <3 Much nicer on the teeth than a tongue piercing, I assume.

slylassie February 24 2008, 05:00:36 UTC

Indeed! Tongue piercings, while being pretty awesome, can contribute to bone deterioration in the jaw, as well as tooth decay by slightly decreasing the tongue's mobility so it can't act as well as a "natural toothbrush". There are similar risks for vert labrets and tongue piercings in terms of accidentally biting it and chipping a tooth, but that's less of a worry.