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Article: Case of injured gums reveals the perils of mouth piercings.(The Dallas Morning News)
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- December 4, 2000
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A woman can really sink her teeth into some fashion trends. Or at least her gums.
A lip piercing left a university student in Turkey with severe gum recession, doctors say. And they warn those considering mouth piercing that they might end up sporting a paper dental bib along with the trendy jewelry.
The patient, described in the current issue of the Journal of Periodontology, had gotten a mouth stud about six months before she visited the dentist. The doctors noticed that her gums, in places where they had contact with the metal, had receded.
When gums pull away from a tooth, the root is exposed and more vulnerable to decay and periodontal ...