Can tongue studs turn your tongue green and infect your whole mouth?

Answer 1

no. if there's infection, it's usually localized just to the piercing site. i'm sure there are exceptions in extreme cases though.

i don't know what type of jewelry could turn the tongue green. the only types of piercing jewelry i am aware of are gold, sterling silver--which has a natural antibiotic quality--titanium/blackline, zircon gold/zircontwo, niobium, steel, surgical steel, implantatium, pyrex, acrylic/plexiglass, teflon(pfte), horn, bone, and wood.

EDITS: there can be problems w/ nickel or steel jewelry that has a high content of nickel silver. a lot of ppl are sensitive to it. buy implant grade or surgical steel.

Answer 2

Only in cases of severe infection.

If you want some sources cited, well you're in luck:
http://www.drhendry.ca/InfoAndLinks/TonguePiercing/Piercing.html

I personally knew a girl who died from hers. She had a pre-existing heart condition and bacteria from her mouth made it worse and she died.

So yeah, not the best idea in the world.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

thank you for reminding me why i never got my tongue pierced! to answer your question -- i am sensitive to nickel -- it turns my ear lobes and fingers green if i wear jewelry made with nickel. i am guessing if you have an inferior tongue jewelry with nickel and you are sensitive to nickel, you may get a green tongue.

Answer 4

Only if the puncture is infected.