This study investigated the periodontal and dental @entity130 resultant from tongue and lip piercings in a convenience sample of 43 adult dental @entity1 . @entity1 underwent an intra-oral examination followed by the administration of a questionnaire. Each @entity1 was examined for lingual or buccal recession of the upper and lower incisors as well as the extent of abnormal toothwear or @entity130 on these teeth. Following bivariate analyses, regression analyses were conducted to test the study hypotheses and derive adjusted estimates for the dependent variables. Of the 43 individuals who participated (93.0% females; mean age 21 years; age range 14-34 years) 76.7% had a tongue piercing, 34.9% had a lip piercing, and 11.6% had both. Only four had had their piercing procedure provided by a doctor or dentist. Postpiercing complications were reported by 34.9%. Most of those with a labial piercing (80.0%) had 1+ labial site with @entity1464 ( @entity1464 ), and almost one-third of those with a tongue piercing had at least one lingual site with @entity1464 . Age was a significant predictor of the prevalence of lingual recession, with the odds of having lingual recession increasing by 1.17 (95% CI 1.01, 1.35) for every year older than 14. Age was the only significant predictor of the number of lingual sites with recession, but was not a predictor of the prevalence of labial recession or the number of affected sites. There were no significant associations between piercings and abnormal toothwear or @entity130 . These findings suggest that oral piercings are associated with @entity1464 , and that the providers of such procedures should ensure that, as part of the informed consent process, prospective @entity1 are informed of the likelihood that their periodontal health may be compromised.

Oral piercing and oral XXXX in a New Zealand sample.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity1464 :: ('MESH:D005889', 'Disease') :: ['gingival recession', 'localized gingival recession', 'GR'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['trauma']
