Labret Piercing and scuba.

[Laurence Stein DDS]

hambleto,

As was already mentioned, the portion of the stud that is on the inside of the lip can be pressed onto the gingival surface of the lower front teeth. Chronic irritation like this can result in gum recession and if bad enough, tooth loosening and even tooth loss. If the metal rubs the tooth surface, then erosion of the tooth may occur or breakage of the tooth.

Many studs are made of stainless steel or even "surgical" stainless steel. You might even see the phrase, "hypoallergenic"...which is rather misleading. This metal commonly contains nickel as part of the alloy. Nickel can sensitize your body and result in nickel allergy. Approximately 15-20% of women already have this allergy. It is thought that their more frequent exposure to faux jewelry and any base metals therein contained are the cause of the allergy. Rarely, the allergy can be severe causing a lot of tissue damage.

This allergy can manifest as redness, weeping, pus, soreness, rash, etc, around the stud area. When I place a crown in someone's mouth, I am very specific about NOT allowing nickel containing alloys...to avoid this problem. I will either use a gold based alloy with a high percentage of gold or all ceramic. I never allow non-precious nickel or beryllium alloys for patient health.

If you have your heart set on wearing this, then consider using a gold based stud.

You should also consider that a lip piercing is more likely to be traumatized by the regulator and may be an entanglement problem which can be more painful than fatal... :cheeky:

Many of the traumatic problems can be eliminated by removing the stud before diving. The allergy problem is unaffected by any removal other than permanent removal.

So, enjoy!

Laurence Stein DDS

 

[hambleto]

Dr. Stein, thank you. I had wondered about the reaction of metal in the mouth in regards to this piercing. I was actualy using an acrylic stud though. Other than a potetinal tooth problem are there other issues that I am not aware of? I also would think that that acrylic would be less damaging to the teeth?
Thank you,
Ben

 

[Laurence Stein DDS]

Hi Hambleto,

I am reluctant to tell you that an acrylic stud would be less damaging to the teeth. I simply don't know.

People can become allergic to acrylic through long term or repeated exposures. Damage to the gums and lips still can occur. The hard stud may be pressed against the teeth by the muscle pull of the lips and it could cause shifting of any tooth it might press against.

Acrylic is porous enough to harbor bacteria and these could cause an infection in much the same way people with acrylic nails can get nail infections. No I don't KNOW if this can happen with an acrylic stud but I would be suspicious.

I would recommend NOT diving with it in your mouth for safety's sake.

Regards,

Larry Stein

 

[Cudabait]

Nc

 

[John H. Moore]

As far as an potential employers not hiring me because of my mods, well it would be there loss not to hire me because what I look like as apposed to the skills that I poses.

Your counterargument about your skills would work much better if it were in English. Instead, your seven (or eight if you want the sentence to actually mean something) errors in that one sentence kind of prove pasley's point.

Not meaning to be too harsh, but if you're trying to overcome your appearance by selling your skills, you might want to work on it a bit... Otherwise you're just a guy with a pierced face who can't express himself, and that guy is going to get hired a lot less than the guy without the piercings who can express himself.

Of course, his other point is also true: it's your lip. Good luck.

 

[miguel sanz]

Your counterargument about your skills would work much better if it were in English. Instead, your seven (or eight if you want the sentence to actually mean something) errors in that one sentence kind of prove pasley's point.

Not meaning to be too harsh, but if you're trying to overcome your appearance by selling your skills, you might want to work on it a bit... Otherwise you're just a guy with a pierced face who can't express himself, and that guy is going to get hired a lot less than the guy without the piercings who can express himself.

Of course, his other point is also true: it's your lip. Good luck.

Woah!!! very nice.
I don´t think that this comments are very encouraging for non-english speakers, but maybe you would prefer that this board would be exclusive for US citizens. Together with the other comments you´re making, you fit very much in what I would call a fascist.

 

[John H. Moore]

Miguel Sanz, you're from Barcelona -- or at least that's what your profile says. Were I there, I would express myself extremely poorly and that would affect my ability to get a job.

Let's say, just for the sake of argument, that there was a long-standing tradition in Barcelona for men to wear skirts to work. Let's say furthermore that I refuse to wear skirts. Who will you hire, the guy who wears a skirt and speaks Spanish very well, or me, not wearing a skirt and speaking Spanish poorly?

Is that fascism?

And none of this, by the way, deals with the simple irony of making the argument that appearance shouldn't count for anything, skills should... while completely failing to demonstrate the basic skill involved in using the local language (and most likely his native language as well).

 

[XJae]

u no, dare is a unritten rule reguarding spellin and gamatical errs on a masage bored. ya just dont point em out.
a masage bored is z last place anyone wood demonstraight popper langauge skils.

reguarding apeerence, dont u tink alot depnds on what he skills arr?

 

[hambleto]

Your counterargument about your skills would work much better if it were in English. Instead, your seven (or eight if you want the sentence to actually mean something) errors in that one sentence kind of prove pasley's point.

Not meaning to be too harsh, but if you're trying to overcome your appearance by selling your skills, you might want to work on it a bit... Otherwise you're just a guy with a pierced face who can't express himself, and that guy is going to get hired a lot less than the guy without the piercings who can express himself.

Of course, his other point is also true: it's your lip. Good luck.

huked on fonics wurked 4 me!

I was asking about a piecing when someone went off on a tengent about people with mods. I am sorry that you are so easily distracted with a way to poke fun at someone. So flame on!