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    Jun 22, 2010, 11:54 AM
    Deceding gum at one tooth.
    Hi. I have a labret piercing and for the first few months I was wearing a bad ring which caused deceding of the gum at my front down tooth. Now I wear a much better ring. Is it bad for my gum?? Will it heal again?
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    Jun 23, 2010, 05:44 AM

    Any kind of jewelry in the lip can cause the gum tissue to recede. The only way to replace the tissue that is gone is to have surgery but I wouldn't recommend doing the surgery until you have decided not to wear the ring anymore.
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    Jun 23, 2010, 08:48 AM

    Oh! But do I HAVE to have the surgery?
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    Jun 23, 2010, 09:52 AM
    No, you can choose not to have the surgery, it's your mouth.
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    Jun 23, 2010, 10:58 AM

    Thank you very much :)
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