4_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMS6acj3Fjw_better oral health
gpt
Hi, Emily.
human
Hi.
gpt
It's been a while.
human
Yeah, it's been a while.
gpt
This is something new.
human
Oh, oh, yeah, the—Yeah
gpt
You got your lip pierced. How long ago did you get that done?
human
About a month.
gpt
Hmm.
human
Yeah.
gpt
What made you decide to get-get a lip piercing?
human
Um, I don't know. I just felt like something different. I was getting bored and, I don't know, it's kind of nice to stand out a bit, I guess.
gpt
Hmm.
human
Yeah, change.
gpt
Yeah, and it looks nice.
human
Thanks.
gpt
Um, I guess, you know, as your dentist, I have- I have a couple of concerns about lip piercings, oral piercings. I wonder what have you heard about how having an oral piercing can affect your-your teeth or your gums?
human
I don't actually, really. I-I mean, I'm sure that it might push on my gums or teeth, but I don't know how much it will impact that much. I've pretty good teeth. I don't know.
gpt
Mm-hmm.
human
I don't really know [unintelligible 00:01:04]
gpt
You do. you have beautiful teeth as I always tell you-
human
[laughs] Thanks.
gpt
-every time you come in.
human
Yeah.
gpt
Um, I mean I have had some patients with oral piercings and they can erode some of the gum right, um, just right there at the front.
human
Mm-hmm.
gpt
Um, so that's one-one thing, and the other is, um, I do see fair amount of chipped teeth-
human
Oh, yeah.
gpt
-just from contact with it. I wonder what are your thoughts about that?
human
Well, I definitely don't want it mess with my teeth. I know I kinda already have low gums to begin with, like you've been telling me for a while, and I have to flo-floss, which I-
gpt
Yes, flossing.
human
Um, which I'm not doing but, um, yeah, I guess, I don't really wanna wreck my teeth 'cause-- Yeah, I didn't really notice any of the chipping.
gpt
There's nothing yet.
human
I guess I'm not paying attention to it.
gpt
Yeah. There's certainly been-- There's no problems and you, as you said, only have had it for a short time.
human
Mm-hmm.
gpt
Um, what would- what would make you decide, "This is something that's not right for me?"
human
I don't know, I guess if I started to see that it was actually causing a problem, then I might.
gpt
Mm-hmm.
human
But for now-- I mean, I just got and-
gpt
Mm-hmm.
human
-and it looks pretty cool.
gpt
I guess that it does.
human
Yeah, I kinda-- Yeah.
gpt
Yeah, it looks nice. So, you want to monitor it and-and-
human
Yeah.
gpt
-really watch-
human
Yeah.
gpt
-the effect? Okay.
human
Yeah. I guess if I really start to see a problem-- I mean, this might not last forever, but my teeth, I'm hoping-
gpt
Mm-hmm.
human
-will kind of stick [unintelligible 00:02:30]
gpt
Emily, you said it so well it-
human
Yeah.
gpt
-the-the piercing might not last forever, but your teeth really are-
human
Yeah.
gpt
-hopefully forever. So, okay, well thanks for-for talking about it-
human
Yeah.
gpt
-with me, and also before I do the exam, you know, I'm always on your case about flossing, so maybe we can take [inaudible 00:02:46]-