Oral piercing is very popular in adolescents & young people like piercing on tongue, lips, mouth and uvula. May be your piercing gives you cool look or an individual personality but it can be more than dangerous for your health. Each oral piercing site has its own normal healing time with many more complications. Oral piercing is a not only a bad decision, but a risky one.
Oral piercing are associated with many complications like local & systematic both. According to the onset, it may be immediate or delayed.
Local complications:
- Oral mucosal lesions: persistent mucosal atrophy, erythematous palatal mucosa.
- Hard to speak, chew, or swallow
- Tooth deformity: enamel abrasions, enamel fractures, dentine hypersensitivity
- Redness, swelling, pain
- Increased plaque/calculus formation
- Periodontal diseases: gingival recession
- Nerve damage & Excessive salivation/drooling
- Prolonged bleeding
Systemic complications:
- Long term infection diseases like hepatitis B, C or D
- Bacteremia and sepsis
- High fever
- Allergic reactions to a metal
Maintaining a good oral hygiene is a duty because of this you can live a healthy life. But few people are not much aware about it. If you are making a decision for oral piercing, some things that can go risky that can affect your oral health. Oral cavity is moist with million micro-organisms. So, there is high risk of infection due to oral piercing.
Oral piercing is greatest threat to your health may be its association with oral cancer. By choosing the good decision, you can reduce your risk of damage from piercings.
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