Severe mucogingival defects and speech problems as consequences of the placement of an intra-oral piercing

Minerva Villareal Guerra; Gabriela Garaza Covarrubias; Sergio Salazar Marioni; Gerardo Rivera Silva; Guadalupe Treviño Alanís; Hector Martínez Mechaca

2012, Number 42

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Severe mucogingival defects and speech problems as consequences of the placement of an intra-oral piercing

Villareal GM, Garaza CG, Salazar MS, Rivera SG, Treviño AG, Martínez MH

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ABSTRACT

A diversity of problems have been described, including pain, bleeding, airway obstruction and damaged mucosal surfaces or teeth, after that an intraoral piercing is pierced. A patient who presented severe mucogingival defects and speech troubles following tongue piercing is presented. A list of written post piercing recommendations of potential sequelae is incorporated. The authors impulse clinicians to instruct patients about the probable risks concerning the practice of oral piercing

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