Warning on lip piercing

[Posted: Fri 11/03/2005]

A form of lip piercing in which people place a stud in the middle of the bottom lip where it meets the chin may put people at risk of receding gums, researchers at Ohio State University in Columbus, USA have found

The study found that people with this type of piercing were significantly more likely than people without to develop receding gums in the front bottom teeth, where the stud of the piercing rubs against the gums.

Dr. Dimitris N. Tatakis ,who authored the study, said the problem only occurs with lip piercings that include a stud on the inside of the lip that hits the gum- line, and only affects the part of the gums that touches that stud.

As part of a study, Tatakis and his colleagues measured gum recession in 58 people. Twenty-nine had this type of lip piercing.

They found that 40% of people with this type of lip piercing had receding gums in their bottom front teeth, compared with only 7% of people without any lip piercings.

The longer people had the piercings, the more likely they were to develop gum recession.

Karry  Posted: 13/03/2007 13:03

I wonder if anyone can help me ...I got my lip pierced about 3 months ago it sealed up about a month ago at the back and I cannot get it out now. I have put it on the long finger I know, but I now need to knw if anyone knows who cud take it out. Ive been to the doctor he said to go back to the place I got it done..I went back and she said to go to the doctor..so u see my Predicament. Thank you

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