The consequences of tongue piercing on oral and periodontal tissues

Ioannis Plastargias; Dimitra Sakellari

doi:10.1155/2014/876510

The consequences of tongue piercing on oral and periodontal tissues

ISRN Dent. 2014 Jan 29:2014:876510. doi: 10.1155/2014/876510. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Ioannis Plastargias¹, Dimitra Sakellari²

Affiliations

¹ School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece ; School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
² School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Abstract

This paper is discussing the potential consequences that may arise by the implementation of piercing in the oral cavity and is also categorizing the consequences according to their extent and severity. Furthermore, this paper is reviewing some possible oral hygiene methods that can prove to be auxiliary in decreasing the potential complications arising from oral piercing. This literature review is based on articles published from 1985 to 2012.

Publication types

Review