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#Calculus buildup on bar of my tongue ring series#

A new soft bristled toothbrush should be purchased, to help reduce the bacterium that is introduced into your mouth.Continue to clean your piercing, but reduce the number of times you are cleaning it per day. If you are cleaning too often, the top of your tongue will start to turn a white to yellowish color. Rinse mouth briefly (10-15 seconds) with the mild sea salt mixture (see recipe above) no more than twice a day.Do not use more than 4-5 times daily and use it over intervals spaced throughout the entire day. Rinse mouth for 30-60 seconds with solution (see Cleaning Solutions above) after meals during the entire minimum initial healing time.WASH your hands thoroughly with anti-microbial or germicidal soap prior to cleaning, or touching on or near your piercing. The healthier your lifestyle, the easier it will be for your piercing to heal.

Get enough sleep and eat a nutritious diet.

Drink plenty of liquids, especially bottled water. Cold foods and beverages feel great and can help diminish swelling.

Try to go slowly when you eat and to take small bites when you are getting used to your new jewelry.

A sensitive type of toothpaste may be less irritating to your mouth during healing than a usual, stronger variety.

Replace your toothbrush and make sure to keep it clean so that everything that goes into your mouth is hygienic while you are healing.

If your hands aren't freshly washed, don't touch yourself above the neck during the initial healing time. To clean hands, wash them carefully with liquid antibacterial soap.

Check twice daily with clean hands to be sure the threaded ends on your jewelry are on tight.An over-the-counter, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory such as Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, etc.) taken according to package instructions can reduce discomfort, and it can also help to diminish swelling the first few days.

Try to sleep with your head propped up on pillows during the first few nights of healing keeping your head above your heart will help to avoid much initial overnight swelling.

It is not necessary to rotate the jewelry while healing except possibly during cleaning.

WASH YOUR HANDS prior to touching the piercing leave it alone except when cleaning.

Keep following the care procedures during the entire minimum initial healing time, even if the piercing seems healed sooner.

Even healed piercings can shrink or close in minutes after having been there for years! This varies from person to person and even if your ear lobe piercings stay open without jewelry your oral piercing may not!

If you like your piercing, leave jewelry in at all times.

Jewelry which fits more closely is less likely to irritate your mouth or get between your teeth and be bitten.

Once initial swelling is down, having your piercer replace the post portion of bar style jewelry with a shorter post may be wise.

Try to be patient, and do keep cleaning during the entire initial healing time, even if the piercing seems healed sooner.

#Calculus buildup on bar of my tongue ring series#

Piercings may have a tendency to have a series of ups and downs during healing by seeming healed and then regressing.If you are diligent with oral hygiene the jewelry will not need to be removed for cleaning, and it can usually be left in even for routine visits to the dentist. Scrub your barbell with a soft bristled toothbrush (gently during healing). Plaque may form on tongue jewelry, commonly on the bottom ball and/or post.This is not pus, but indicates a healing piercing. All healing piercings secrete, it just looks different inside the mouth as it doesn't have a chance to dry and form a crust as it does on ear or body piercings. This is blood plasma, lymph and dead cells which is perfectly normal. Don't be alarmed if you see a fairly liquid, yellowish secretion coming from the piercing.You may feel aching, pinching, tightness or other unpleasant sensations off and on for several days or longer. Some tenderness or discomfort in the area of a new piercing is not unusual.This is perfectly normal and not indicative of any complication. There can also be some bleeding under the surface resulting in temporary bruising or discoloration. Any new piercing can bleed off and on for a few days.The majority of the swelling usually lasts for only 3-5 days. Chipped or shaved ice, or small cubes are best. It can be greatly reduced by gently sucking (rather than chewing) on clean ice. Swelling of the area is perfectly normal during the first part of healing of an oral piercing.