Comments on: So I Have A Labret Piercing Question.?

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:21:30 +0000

I just had mine done 2days ago it is hitting my teeth and gums aswell and is so very sore ….my question is how long did it take u to get use to it and how do u no it’s healed coz apart from being a bit sore it’s fine it didn’t swell or anything I am dying to go to a smaller bar though as my gums are getting sore … Any help would be appreciated

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:58:19 +0000

Ok, here’s my idea. I had the same problem with my labret piercing, also a flat back..I just turned it around . Put the ball on the inside and it doesn’t catch on your teeth as easily. If you’re going to do it yourself, make sure your hands are sanitized. You need to keep the length of the bar they pierced it with though, since you just got it and will still have swelling. When you’re all healed, you can look into another ring. I wouldnt reccomend an actual ring when you’re healing, since it cant be cleaned as easily or removed if for some reason it gets infected. Good luck~!

By: Zombiecore

Zombiecore — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:22:59 +0000

The reason it’s hitting your teeth is probably because your labret is too long. It’s perfectly fine, piercers put longer labret than you normally need because your lip swells up and if its regular size it wouldn’t heal easily. Just wait until your piercing is fully healed and when you can change the jewelry and get a shorter stud if you need. They also have labrets with rubber backs so they cause less damage to gums and teeth.

By: Ray <3

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:24:36 +0000

You will have to wait until it’s healed, sounds like it was placed a little off unfortunately :S..
BUT, in the meantime, head to your drugstore and ask for “dental wax” (they don’t always keep it out, I’ve always had to ask before).. It’s basically the wax they give you when you get braces to cover any sharp spots. Use that either over the back of your lip ring or on your teeth where the back is rubbing, and it’ll stop it from causing damage until you can get it changed.
Usually you can’t change it yourself until it’s fully healed (like 2 months), but a piercer can do it for you after 2 week (longer is of course always better.. so 2-3 weeks).. You can’t do it yourself in that time (or shouldn’t) because the piercers things are clean, and you can avoid infection. It also REALLY hurts to do it yourself because its hard to get it in straight and you’ll tend to go REALLY slow, where the piercer can just shove it in straight causing less damage.
They’ll usually charge 10 dollars at most to change it for you, SOMETIMES they’ll do it for free if you go back to the shop you got it done.
I know the place i go charges 5 dollars and that includes jewelry.
So head back in 2 weeks to get it changed, and in the meantime, get some dental wax!

By: mia_mort

mia_mort — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:03:30 +0000

If your lip isn’t’ swollen anymore, you can change to a shorter bar. That will hit your teeth less often. You should go back to the place that you got it pierced though. Also, you shouldn’t use a ring until your lip is healed b/c while your lip is healing a ring will make a “groove” in your lip and make your hole bigger than it should be. Personally, I think the studs (flat-back as you have called them) are less damaging to your teeth. The reason the one you have is hitting your teeth is because it’s longer to allow for swelling.
After your lip has healed, the absolute best ones to use are the plastic studs. The do not damage your teeth at all and they are flexible so they are more comfortable. The only problem with the plastic is that plastic ages and so you have to buy a new one every 2-3 months, but I just buy them off the internet at whole sale (like 50 of them) and change them often. You can reuse the jewels; you just have to throw the plastic stud away after a while.

By: Nat Nat

Nat Nat — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:05:05 +0000

yes wait till your piercing is healed then change it out as often as you like