Tongue and lip piercings are seen with increasing frequency in dental practice. A variety of complications involving these ornaments (some even life-threatening) have been described. Clinicians should ...

Tongue ornaments are seen with increasing frequency in the dental practice. Complications of tongue ornaments can manifest themselves even after their removal. Anatomic malformations may follow ...

The healing process of a tongue piercing may vary from person to person. However, with proper aftercare, the body typically treats the piercing like a scar healing. A tongue piercing creates a wound ...

A new review warns that tongue piercings can damage teeth, gums, and even pose rare but serious systemic risks, urging patients and clinicians to weigh the dangers carefully. Piercings can trigger ...

Let's get this out of the way: This guide to piercing for men is not a DIY tutorial. No way, no how. You need to visit a professional to get a hole punched in you—anything with a needle and ...

Infection occurs when bacteria become trapped inside the piercing. Tongue piercings — especially new ones — are more prone to infections than other piercings because of all the bacteria in your mouth.

The tongue is the most common site of oral piercing followed by the lips (1.5%). It may also be rarely seen on the cheeks, uvula or the frenums. There is a greater prevalence of oral piercings in ...

Not long ago, “piercing” meant one hole per earlobe and only in women. Today, both women and men get pierced, and in addition to the ear, other body parts may be pierced for erotic enhancement: the ...

As a young woman in art school — at the exploratory age of 20 — there were two things I wanted above all else: To have a kitten and to get a tongue piercing. I wanted a kitten because I had been ...