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One of the most annoying things that people do with their oral piercings (usually when they first get them) is incessant "clicking" and running the bars and beads along their teeth. This increases your risk of being slapped by people near you, as well as having the potential to damage your teeth permanently.
'''Tooth filing''' is the reshaping of the teeth through the removal of a part of the tooth. This is not the same as "vampire teeth," which are generally caps added to the teeth.


If you go to a dentist, risks are minimal and will be explained to you in full. If you do it yourself, you risk permanent damage to the teeth. It hurts slightly less than getting a tooth drilled—[[Anesthetic|anesthetic]] is often not required.
This type of constant minor impact can cause microfractures in your teeth (sort of like the spider-webbing effect you get in poorly maintained gel coats on fiberglass boats and cars). These leave the nerve of the tooth more exposed to temperature changes (which is of course ''very painful''). In addition, even though cursory examination of the tooth shows no cavities, small particles can get into these fractures leading to even more pain.


Strangely enough, tooth filing can reduce your chances of cavities and similar dental complications. This is thought to be one of the reasons that tribal cultures performed the procedure.
'''It is important that you try and stay conscious of your habits. Don't let jewelry clicking become one of yours!'''


== Risks ==
== Entries related to this risk ==
It should be noted that reversal is extremely expensive.
* [[Tongue Piercing]]
* [[Lip Piercing]]
* [[Vertical Labret]]

Latest revision as of 20:53, 25 September 2023

One of the most annoying things that people do with their oral piercings (usually when they first get them) is incessant "clicking" and running the bars and beads along their teeth. This increases your risk of being slapped by people near you, as well as having the potential to damage your teeth permanently.

This type of constant minor impact can cause microfractures in your teeth (sort of like the spider-webbing effect you get in poorly maintained gel coats on fiberglass boats and cars). These leave the nerve of the tooth more exposed to temperature changes (which is of course very painful). In addition, even though cursory examination of the tooth shows no cavities, small particles can get into these fractures leading to even more pain.

It is important that you try and stay conscious of your habits. Don't let jewelry clicking become one of yours!

Entries related to this risk

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