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A member asked:
I have to get my impacted wisdom teeth removed and i was wondering if it is absolutely necessary to remove my horizontal tongue piercing for surgery?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Tongue piercing: I would guess yes, but this is best answered by the oral surgeon who is removing your impacted wisdom teeth.
Answered 6/30/2013
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Piercing is harmful: Ask the oral surgeon, but i would think yes. Tongue piercing's harm teeth by banging into them, causing micro-fractures that eventually result in macro-fractures. You will be sore from the extraction. Why traumatize a fresh surgical site?
Answered 4/20/2013
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Depends on surgeon: Some surgeons use electrosurgery and it would be unwise to have a metal piercing. It probably would not be in the way of the surgical procedure, though.
Answered 12/17/2014
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