Lip ring rubbing gums and tooth???

Question

I just got my lip pierced and the bar is pretty long to make room for swelling apparently. However, every time I talk i can feel the ring rubbing against my tooth and sometimes against my gum. I was wondering if I changed the jewelry to a smaller bar, would that fix the problem? I have to wait for two weeks to change it though--could any permanent damage to my tooth/gums happen in 2 weeks?? Thanks

Answer 1

I used to have a lip ring and I had the same problem. I kept going smaller to see if that would help but eventually i got one that was too small and it sort of got embedded in my lip. It was really gross.

Also, my tooth is permanently damaged from the like 4 months that I had the lip ring.

Answer 2

It is possible that it could erode your gums and chip the enamel on your teeth.  This happened with my tongue ring rubbing on the backs of my bottom 2 teeth and gums, and I had to take it out.  I can't imagine that happening in 2 weeks though, so just change it ASAP.

Answer 3

I had my lip pierced and it was in the wrong spot and rubbed away at my gum, I almost needed to get a graft done, now years later it's ok and you can't tell.  A friend of mine had her tongue pierced and it did over $500 worth of damage to her teeth.  Oral piercings can do damage, it would be a good idea to get your dentist to have a look, if you can get past the lecture first.