Pages 110-112, Language: EnglishDibart, Serge / de Feo, Paul / Surabian, George / Hart, AndreaA young adult developed severe gingival recessions and radiographic signs of trauma to the periodontium after wearing a tongue barbell and a lip stud. Oral body art (piercing) can be hazardous to the periodontium; nevertheless, patients inclined to such practices do not see them as health hazards and are very reluctant to remove them.
