tongue stud could leave you toothless

Joel is going to LOVE this one:

Trendy tongue stud could leave you toothless
Dentists say oral piercings can cause gum damage, infection and tooth
loss.
BY FRANK D. ROYLANCE
Baltimore Sun

People who jab gold studs through their lips and pierce their tongues
with silver bars are not usually eager to hear a lecture on gum disease. But
dentist John Brooks tries anyway: Oral jewelry, he tells them, can cost you
a tooth. Or more.

"The patients I've been successful with are the ones that had pain and
infection. They're much more ready to be convinced," Brooks says.

Brooks and two colleagues at the University of Maryland Dental School
say there is growing clinical evidence that oral piercings increase the risk
of gum disease, painful infections and tooth loss.

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Yes I have heard about the non-healing labret too many times!

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I say worse. A stud (tongue or chin - labret) goes all the way through
the muscle or fascia and the fistula eventually forms epithelial
cells. This means a protective layer of epithelium forms. This
abnormal structure is prone to irritation hence the "no healing"
problem!

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Even more interesting is the licensing of such nonsense. There is
none. The state legislatures are unwilling to ruffle feathers so high
school kids with zero malpractice insurance are the practitioners of
this unkindly art!

Joel

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People who pierce their bodies are mentally toothless to start with...

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2 2nd April 17:18 joel m. eichen d.d.s. External User Posts: 1	tongue stud could leave you toothless Yes I have heard about the non-healing labret too many times! -- Joel M. Eichen, . Philadelphia PA STANDARD DISCLAIMER applies: <You fill it in>

3 4th April 00:38 joel m. eichen d.d.s. External User Posts: 1	tongue stud could leave you toothless INTERNET QUESTION: On Forte Free Agent, this post icon is yellow. Anyone know why? Joel -- Joel M. Eichen, . Philadelphia PA STANDARD DISCLAIMER applies: <You fill it in>

4 4th April 00:38 joel m. eichen d.d.s. External User Posts: 1	tongue stud could leave you toothless I say worse. A stud (tongue or chin - labret) goes all the way through the muscle or fascia and the fistula eventually forms epithelial cells. This means a protective layer of epithelium forms. This abnormal structure is prone to irritation hence the "no healing" problem! -- Joel M. Eichen, . Philadelphia PA STANDARD DISCLAIMER applies: <You fill it in>

5 4th April 00:38 joel m. eichen d.d.s. External User Posts: 1	tongue stud could leave you toothless Even more interesting is the licensing of such nonsense. There is none. The state legislatures are unwilling to ruffle feathers so high school kids with zero malpractice insurance are the practitioners of this unkindly art! Joel -- Joel M. Eichen, . Philadelphia PA STANDARD DISCLAIMER applies: <You fill it in>

6 4th April 00:38 thrashatl External User Posts: 1	tongue stud could leave you toothless People who pierce their bodies are mentally toothless to start with...