RESUMO
Piercing of the tongue and perioral regions is an increasingly popular expression of body art, with more patients coming in for a routine check-up with tongue and/or lip piercings. Several complications of oral piercing have been reported, some of which are life-threatening. In the present clinical survey the prevalence of both tongue and lip piercing complications in oral health was assessed in a group of 50 patients. The most common dental problem registered was chipping of the teeth, especially in association with tongue piercing. Gingival recession was seen as a result of lip piercing with studs. Post-procedural complications included oedema, haemorrhage and infection. Therefore, dentists and oral and maxillofacial surgeons should be given more authority to advise patients with oral and facial piercings or those who plan to acquire this type of body art.
Assuntos
Piercing Corporal/efeitos adversos , Retração Gengival/etiologia , Fraturas dos Dentes/etiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Lábio/lesões , Masculino , Língua/lesõesRESUMO
AIM: To evaluate the effect of accidental and voluminous calcium hydroxide overextensions into periradicular lesions and tissues on the prognosis of periapical healing. SUMMARY: Eleven cases with periapical lesions and voluminous calcium hydroxide overextension are presented. Despite literature reports on the deleterious effects of calcium hydroxide extension in the periapical area, none of the endodontic treatments failed and surgical intervention was not indicated. KEY LEARNING POINTS: Extensive extrusion of calcium hydroxide into the periapical tissues does not appear to comprise periapical healing. Despite this finding, the deliberate extrusion of dental materials into the apical tissues is not advocated.