Oral Piercing
Oral piercings are any piercings of the tongue, lips, cheek or other soft tissues. In recent years, oral piercings have become a form of self-expression. Complications associated with oral piercing include: swelling, bleeding, infection, chipped or damaged teeth, gingival recession, lacerations/scarring, embedded oral jewelry (requiring surgical removal), airway obstruction, hypersalivation, palatal erythema, keloid formation, and purulent or unusual or discharge from the pierced region. Oral piercing carries a risk of endocarditis the wound created during oral piercing provides an opportunity for oral bacteria to enter the bloodstream, where they can travel to the heart.
Dental Research and Management is an open access dentistry journal which publishes Research/Review/Mini-Review/Short communication/Case Reports related to Dentistry. Dental Research and Management publishes articles related to above but not limited to it. All the articles related to dentistry are published online and are available to the readers worldwide without any Subscription Charge. Dental Research and Management is the Journal maintained by Edelweiss publications, which ensures of Rapid Peer review with the help of its Editorial Board.
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