title: Tongue piercing and insertion of metal studs: three cases of dental and oral consequences.
abstract: "Body art" is a fashion that appears to be gaining popularity worldwide. There are many risks and potentially adverse results associated with tongue piercing. Pain (the procedure is performed without anesthetics), post-placement edema and the risk of prolonged bleeding, if the blood vessels are punctured during the piercing, and fracture of tooth structures, are but a few of the risks. The purpose of the present article is to describe the consequences of three cases of tongue piercing in which metallic barbell-shaped studs were inserted: the consequences include the fracture of tooth structure, caused by the device knocking against the teeth; and inflammation and edema occurred as a result of the piercing of the tongue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peretz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology