POLICY STATEMENT ON INTRAORAL/PERIORAL PIERCING AND TONGUE SPLITTING

Oral puncture of the tongue, lips, cheeks or other soft tissues is a form of body art and self expression. Oral perforation is more common in adolescents and young adults and the tongue is considered the most common site for oral puncture placement.

Complications associated with oral perforation include swelling, bleeding, infection, tooth defects or injury, gingival recession, tear / scarring, implantable jewelry (requiring surgical resection), airway obstruction, excessive saliva, erythema, keloid It is included. Form, purulent or abnormal or discharge from the puncture

Tongue splitting is a less common form of physical change in the mouth. By definition, the tongue split process is the process of cutting an individual's tongue into two parts using various techniques. This procedure is inherently invasive and dangerous and has serious risk of severe bleeding, infection, inflammation, lingual nerve injury or other complications.

ADA recommends practicing oral or perforation perforation and tongue division and that these are invasive procedures with negative health sequelae that exceeds potential benefits.

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According to Leslie Williams, a media manager of the American Dental Association (ADA), ADA created a policy statement for oral perforation (revised in October 2000). "Oral puncture is associated with many bad oral and systemic diseases." "Common symptoms after puncture include increased pain, swelling, infection, salivary flow, harmful of oral puncture The result may be damage or weakness of the gums, damage to the teeth, prosthetic and fixed porcelain prostheses, speech disorders, chewing or dysphagia, scar tissue formation, and the occurrence of metal allergies.

Perforation of the tongue may branch in front of the tongue or it may cause serious complications and influences on oral care (Fig. 1). Tongue perforation, more commonly seen in women, is the most common oral / periostal puncture (5.6%) 8 Cerebellar abscess, 26 cases of infective endocarditis, and 27 cases of local infection Including and incidence of teeth increases enamel cracks, fractures and gingival retraction, especially in the lingual incisal region of the mandible 28. Unfortunately, the survey of perforations 29 and oral prick patients 30, 31 suggests relevant insufficient knowledge including the possibility of blood infection suggesting relevant local and systemic risks - the possibility of causing nerve damage Some local diseases, bacterial infections, temporary and permanent paralysis, and local complications

Perforation is a common form of self expression. Mouth holes and tongue cracks may be cool, but they may be harmful to your health. This is because there are millions of bacteria in their mouth and infected and swollen often when a hole in their mouth is opened. For example, a mouth or tongue may swell too much to occlude the airway, and if a part of the jewel breaks in the mouth it may suffocate. In some cases, you may click on jewels repeatedly to bite your teeth and fight teeth if you are biting too hard when you are a piercing. Oral puncture can also lead to more severe infections such as hepatitis and endocarditis