To provide the reader with information to update their knowledge of the complications associated with oral piercings. Modifications of the body including tattooing and body piercing have been ...

Being a teen's dentist is not easy. You are already battling problem trends such as crystal meth, smoking, questionable eating habits, and even diabetes. Now a new study has pushed an old enemy to the ...

Patients with tongue and lip piercings should be encouraged to visit the dentist regularly to protect against the risk of infections and other issues related to the piercings, according to a study in ...

Youngsters should think twice before getting their tongue or lips pierced, a new study has warned. Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have found that oral tissue piercings fracture teeth and ...

Body piercing including oral sites is increasing in popularity in the Western world. Piercing of oral sites may lead to a number of complications some of which are life-threatening. Dentists should be ...

It might look cool, but body piercing might cause serious dental complications. Body piercings, especially to the lips and tongue, can cause serious dental complications, according to a research. In ...

Like ear, belly, eyebrow and tongue, tooth piercing is attracting the youngsters. Though it can wreak havoc on the teeth still people go for it. Here, Dr Ajay Mathur, Head Department of Dentistry and ...

A pierced lip or tongue may be a fashion statement of youth, but new evidence suggests that oral piercing may lead to receded gums, a sign of age that is the origin of the expression “long in the ...

Body piercings, especially to the lips and tongue, can cause serious dental complications, according to research conducted by the University of Tel Aviv. Body piercings, especially to the lips and ...