There is one rather obvious dental problem with pierced tongues, DeMattei said. DeMattei said piercers need to take precautions to make sure their equipment is clean. She said needles are thrown away, and they scrub and autoclave the equipment after it is used. Autoclaving is a sterilization procedure to kill any bacteria that would be on the equipment after use. They also screen customers before piercings.
People only bleed under a few circumstances when they acquire a tongue piercing.
Duke said that the heaviest time of the year for piercing is in the fall semester from August to about November. She said that a lot of people get their navels pierced in the spring before the weather gets warm. Ryan King, another Devotion piercer, said the tongue is a safe place to get a piercing. He said the tongue produces peptides, which are a natural antibiotic that help to clean up the mouth. There are a few important things to ask about before choosing a place to obtain a tongue piercing.