Unless there's allergia, hiccups or other ill-health involved, or it positively blocks breathing (and in those cases your Master won't gag you at all) I don't see a ball gag would leave any damage (like wringing the jaws out of fit) if it's in up to at least three hours. It'll grow uncomfortable yes, but that's part of the point. Don't get left alone if you're gagged, though.
I once wore a pink ball gag for a full hour while hogtied and corseted and with a 6-inch carrot stuck up my ass. Cheeks and jaws felt like rubber afterwards and my nose was wet, but nothing else.![]()