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A member asked:
Help! need to know if there's any kind of lips piercing that will not mess up your teeth or gums?
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Lip piercings: All lip piercings pose some risk to teeth, gums and lip.
Answered 3/24/2014
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Lip Piercing: To the best of my knowledge there are none. Having seen the damage it can do my advice is to avoid it if you can. Consult your dentist.
Answered 3/27/2014
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Prevent Infection: We only have one set of adult teeth and a pair of lips. Any hole, puncture, fracture, ..Along with the possible infection and the cost to repair damage is not cool at all. Take care of your face.
Answered 3/27/2014
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