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Oral Piercing: A Threat to your Oral Health

Before and after getting oral piercing involves numerous considerations. If you are still planning to get one, you must first consider the practitioner who will perform the piercing and the studio where the piercing will take place.

Every tool that he or she will use must be guaranteed clean and undergoes sterilisation. The practitioner itself should be knowledgeable about the anatomy of the mouth and everything that covers piercing.

The consequences of the procedure are a problem on your part. You need to avoid certain foods and activities such as drinking alcohol and tobacco use since you’re undergoing a healing process.

On the other hand, complications may arise such as infections, damaged teeth and nerve damage. Not only that, gum disease and manifestation of blood-borne diseases are more likely to happen if piercing is done incorrectly.

Consulting your dental professional before engaging with oral piercing is an excellent decision so as to avoid any unwanted outcomes after the procedure.

Here at My Local Dentists Northmead, we have outstanding dental team that focuses on delivering superior overall oral health wellness. Through our modernised dental facility, we help you gain one of a kind oral health wellness.

Call us today to know more about our PAY NO GAP Offer, which includes: Check-up, Scale & Clean, Fluoride, and X-rays. If you are with a Private Health Fund, we can provide you with NO GAP preventive treatments! Book online or call your Northmead dentist on (02) 9630 9996.

(We are located in Northmead and serve patients from Northmead, Westmead, North Parramatta, Wentworthville, Winston Hills, Old Toongabbie and from all Sydney metro areas.)