Tongue Retainers

The tongue ring for the days you cannot have a tongue ring: a clear, flexible bioplast bar that keeps the piercing open with nothing to see and no metal to flag at the dentist, the game or the interview. 14G, in the everyday 5/8 inch and the downsized 1/2 inch. A short page, on purpose: two bars that do one job. Since 1999.

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Tongue Retainer Fit & Wear Guide

Fit: 14G, matched to the length you already wear: 5/8 inch (16mm) for most healed tongues, 1/2 inch (12mm) if you have downsized. A flexible bar forgives a little extra, but it should not flop.

Why bioplast: it is an inert, flexible medical-grade polymer with no metal, so it clears X-rays and MRIs, bends with your tongue, and is the most secure retainer style made; the cheap acrylic ball-and-O-ring kind is the one that pops out and cracks. Seat the top fully, check it after meals, and it stays put. Clean with warm water and mild soap; never boil it. Fresh piercing? Keep the starter bar in until your piercer clears you.

More for the tongue:

- More flexible and acrylic bars → Bioplast & Acrylic Tongue Rings

- Plain bars for every day → Basic Tongue Rings

- Every tongue ring made → Tongue Rings

- Hide a septum the same way → Horseshoe Septum Rings

FAQ

A clear, flexible bar that keeps a tongue piercing open while making it nearly invisible. Ours are bioplast with a flat or tiny clear top, so there is no metal flash and nothing much to see when you talk. It is the piece for work, school, a wedding, the dentist or a sport that bans metal.

From conversation distance, yes. A clear bar with a flat 3mm top reads as nothing at all unless someone is looking into your mouth on purpose. It will not make the piercing disappear to a dentist who is already in there, but it keeps the hole open and keeps metal out of their X-rays.

14G, the tongue standard. Length follows your everyday bar: 5/8 inch (16mm) for most healed tongues, 1/2 inch (12mm) if you have downsized to a snugger fit. A flexible bar forgives a little, but match the length you wear now.

It has no metal, so it will not interfere with imaging and it is what many people swap in before dental work. For surgery, follow the hospital's instructions; some ask for all jewelry out, retainer or not, and a healed tongue piercing closes slowly enough to survive a few hours empty.

Bioplast barbells are the most secure retainer style there is; it is the cheap acrylic ball-and-O-ring retainers that pop out and crack. Make sure the top is seated fully, give it a check after eating, and it stays put through a normal day.

Not until your piercer clears you. A fresh tongue swells and needs the long starter bar for the first weeks; bioplast is gentle enough for sensitive piercings, but the first change belongs to your piercer. Healed and cleared, swap freely.