(I have my tongue piercing for a little over 3 weeks now.)Ok, so I just had my tongue ring changed two days ago to a ring that has a shorter bar, but bigger metal balls. Unfortunately, since the switch I cracked/chipped my tooth (from biting down on one of the metal balls.....yeah, that sucked!) Now I am terrified of the metal balls. I heard that plastic balls are better and won't crack your teeth, so I went out and bought some. When I was switching to the plastic balls, I noticed that the plastic balls that I bought were much bigger than metal ones that I already have.My questions are:Should I stick with the plastic ones or should I stick with the smaller metal ones??? Would the really small metal balls crack my teeth too???Thank you in advance for your answers! Serious answers only.....
Internally threaded jewellery, although more expensive, is normally very good quality, and you can find much smaller balls for it. But if you are still biting it once the swellings gone down, its probably not at all well placed, and you should have it repierced further back if possible. A well placed tongue piercing, shouldn't touch your teeth at all, so you don't really need to worry about it.
This Site Might Help You. RE: Steel vs Plastic Tongue ring....? (I have my tongue piercing for a little over 3 weeks now.) Ok, so I just had my tongue ring changed two days ago to a ring that has a shorter bar, but bigger metal balls. Unfortunately, since the switch I cracked/chipped my tooth (from biting down on one of the metal balls.....yeah, that...
the plastic ones are less damaging to your teeth. i use a plastic ball on a metal barbell because it is more comfortable. the plastic bars can bend and get irritating. just be careful and switch out the plastic ones every couple weeks or the threads can strip and the ball will fall off.
