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  • Title: Awareness of complications of oral piercing in a group of adolescents and young South African adults.
    Author: Oberholzer TG, George R.
    Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod; 2010 Dec; 110(6):744-7. PubMed ID: 21112533.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: Intraoral piercing as a body art has been gaining popularity amongst adolescents and young adults; however there is limited data on the awareness to complications associated with it. This study investigated the awareness of complications of oral piercing among a group of adolescents and young South African adults with intraoral piercings. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 250 patients with intraoral piercing were asked to complete a questionnaire on the awareness of complications of oral piercing and were then examined by two calibrated dentists to determine oral complications caused by the pierced ornament. RESULTS: Data revealed that 59.4% of the respondents were not aware of any complications in oral piercing. 24% of the respondents had intraoral piercing in the last 12 months, with a combined total of 17.2% having the procedure performed 5 to 7 years before. CONCLUSIONS: The general lack of awareness of complications related to oral piercing needs to be addressed by the dental community.
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