What happens if you don’t clean your tongue piercing?

If you don’t clean your oral piercing regularly, your breath can start to stink as a result. Mouth piercings increase saliva production. Saliva does help fight cavities, but it can also increase your likelihood of drooling.

What can you clean your tongue ring with?

To help prevent the risk of infection in the days and weeks following a tongue piercing, use a mouth rinse to clean the piercing site. The ADA suggests rinsing with an alcohol-free mouth rinse regularly during and after the healing period.

How do I get rid of the white stuff on my tongue piercing?

If you (or your teenager) have just had a tongue piercing, you might see a white coating on your tongue. It’s normal bacterial growth that you can reduce with antifungal mouthwash, like Nystatin (like Nystop®).

How do you sleep with a new tongue piercing?

Try to sleep with your head propped up on pillows during the first few nights of healing; keeping your head above your heart will help to avoid much initial overnight swelling. An over-the-counter, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, etc.)

What can go wrong with tongue piercings?

The American Dental Association recommends against tongue piercing. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the ADA recommends against tongue piercing because of risks including “swelling, bleeding, infection, chipped or damaged teeth, gingivial recession, lacerations/scarring, hypersalivation, etc.”

What can you not do with a new tongue piercing?

On the flip side, don’t:
  • use tongue scrapers.
  • play with your jewelry.
  • engage in french kissing or oral relationship until the piercing has completely healed.
  • play contact sports with your jewelry in your tongue.
  • smoke or drink alcohol during the healing process.

How long after a tongue piercing can you give oral?

You‘ll also have to be careful to prevent bacteria getting into the mouth which means no smoking, kissing, putting your hands in your mouth OR engage in oral relationship. You should avoid this for as long as possible, with many websites advising against oral relationship for at least 4-6 weeks.

Is it normal for your tongue piercing hole to stretch?

Since each of the balls unscrews from the barbell, you simply need to unscrew one end, pull the entire piece of jewelry out, and then slide the new one in. The tongue piercing is also extremely easy to stretch; usually, this is done by just inserting the next size every couple of months.

Can I leave my tongue piercing out overnight?

If the tongue piercing is removed for even one night, it will partially close up as it is a muscle, which is very unlike ear piercings. It should close up, but just like trachs, some close and some don’t. If it doesn’t close after about a year it should be evaluated for a surgical closure if it is causing problems.

Are tongue piercings bad for your teeth?

March 27, 2002 — Tongue piercing may not just be hard on parents’ eyes but may also be damaging to kids’ teeth and gums. A new study shows extended wear of barbell-type tongue jewelry can cause receding gums and chipped teeth.

Do you have to take tongue ring out at dentist?

Because the dental assistant will position your tongue out of the way as the dentist works, your ring may not be a problem. If your ring is very large or located in an inconvenient location, or your mouth is very small, your dentist may recommend that you remove your ring before your visit.

Can piercing your tongue paralyze you?

Nerve Injury

The tongue is supplied by the hypoglossal nerve and the lingual branch of the trigeminal nerve. These nerves can be damaged during piercing and permanent paralysis of the tongue can occur.

Do tongue piercings give you a lisp?

While the piercing itself is not particularly difficult or painful, you should expect a good deal of swelling afterward; you may also find you have a slight lisp and difficulty speaking for the first two to four days, but this is temporary and will improve as the swelling decreases.

What is the piercing called under your tongue?

A tongue frenulum piercing or the tongue web piercing is a body piercing through the frenulum underneath the tongue (frenulum linguae). These piercings are relatively simple piercings, and heal quickly, although they do have a tendency to reject over time.

Will ice help my tongue piercing?

Apply ice, chew ice chips, and eat ice cream to relieve pain and swelling. Cold temperatures are the best way to control swelling and pain after getting your tongue pierced. Sucking on popsicles, drinking ice water, and eating ice cream can also help.

Can you put peroxide on a tongue piercing?

Do not use rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. (Both slow the healing of pierced area by drying and killing new healthy cells.) Do not use bacitracin or other ointments. Twice a day saturate a cotton swab or Q-Tip with the cleaning solution, apply to the pierced area, let soak for a few minutes.

Can you use Listerine to clean your tongue piercing?

CLEANING SOLUTIONS YOU WILL NEED AN ANTIBACTERIAL MOUTHWASH, MOST PEOPLE USE LISTERINE, BECAUSE IT HAS THE MOST CLEANING POWER! ALSO, YOU WILL NEED EITHER GLYOXIDE OR PEROXYL BRAND ORAL ANTISEPTIC; THEY CAN BE FOUND IN THE TOOTH PRODUCT AISLE IN ANY DRUGSTORE, SUPERMARKET OR SUPERSTORE.