title: A few piercing thoughts.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Meskin
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005881:Gingiva / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D014059:Tongue; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000209:etiology