التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Oral piercing complications among teenage students. |
| المؤلفون: |
Firoozmand LM, Paschotto DR, Almeida JD, Firoozmand, Leily Macedo, Paschotto, Daniele Riêra, Almeida, Janete Dias |
| المصدر: |
Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry; 2009, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p77-81, 5p |
| مستخلص: |
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the use of oral piercings and their possible associated complications among students aged 14 to 18 years.Materials and Methods: A total of 927 students from private and state schools were invited to participate in this study. The participants were subjected to clinical examination, and a questionnaire was provided for collecting the following data: gender, piercing location, oral complications or alterations, and cleaning frequency.Results: Among the students who were analysed, 33 had oral piercings (3.6%); 69.70% were from state schools and 30.30% were from private schools. There was a slight predominance of males (54.55%) compared with females (45.45%). The tongue was the most common location for piercing (66.6%). The complications and alterations associated with the use of piercing were observed in 74.3% of the cases.Conclusions: In the population that was studied, oral piercing was observed in a small percentage of teenage students (3.6%) and there were local complications associated with its use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
