Tongue piercing and its adverse effects

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2003 Mar;95(3):274-6. doi: 10.1067/moe.2003.83.

Abstract

Piercing has become so popular during the last 20 to 30 years that many physicians are now treating patients with piercings and dealing with its side effects. We present 3 cases that illustrate the complications of tongue piercing (ie, infection, bleeding, and embedded ornaments). We describe the methods for inserting the ornaments to illustrate the possible adverse effects. Treatment recommendations and their application to those 3 patients are described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cosmetic Techniques / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Oral Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Tongue / injuries*
  • Wound Infection / etiology