Complicaciones y lesiones bucodentales como consecuencia al uso de piercings orales.

Abstract

Piercings are accessories that have been used for years as a symbol of race, ethnicity or cultural identity. They were also used for rituals in different cultural groups, but after the 1980s they became a more fashion-oriented style.; losing its initial essence and a new one being born, positioning itself as another jewel to wear, one of the areas that is most frequently used for its carrying is the oral cavity, where it is considered an area in which complications can occur with greater incidence. and injuries. This is why this study is developed with the objective: Identify oral complications and injuries as a consequence of the use of oral piercings. Methodology: This research project is of a documentary, descriptive, transversal, non-experimental bibliographic type. Results: the use of piercing is something that has been happening for many years, used as an identification of tribe, age group, rituals, among others; However, today they are used as just another piece of jewelry and in recent years their use has increased, becoming established as a fashion that, despite the fact that it is a practice that dates back years, there is still little information and scarce information. Education about the care and consequences of using oral piercings. Conclusions: those who wear accessories in the oral cavity mostly present common immediate complications such as inflammation and pain; In addition to generating dental fractures and gingival recession, this depends on the position of the piercing.