The Zrifin Central Dental Clinic, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Jerusalem, Israel.
Oral Dis. 2010 Mar;16(2):172-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2009.01618.x. Epub 2009 Aug 28.
To evaluate the colonization of Candida at the tongue-piercing site of immunocompetent individuals.
Swabs samples were obtained from the anterior lingual mucosa of healthy young adults with tongue piercing (N = 115); 86 subjects with (non-intra-oral) facial piercing served as a comparison group. Candida colonization was examined by light microscopy after 5-day incubation. Positive specimens were re-cultured on Chromagar Candida plates for species identifying.
Candida colonization was more prevalent among tongue-pierced (20.0%) than facial-pierced subjects (9.4%; P = 0.048). All colonies were of Candida albicans. No difference was found between current tongue ornament wearers (21.2%) and non-wearers (19.5%; P = 0.803). In multivariate analysis, the only significantly positive influencing factors on colonization were tongue piercing (P = 0.034) and daily smoking of more than 10 cigarettes (P = 0.024).
Piercing of the tongue was found to be a risk factor for colonization of Candida albicans, without an influence of whether or not an ornament is in place.
评估免疫功能正常个体舌钉部位白色念珠菌定植情况。
从有舌钉（N=115）的健康年轻成年人的舌前黏膜获取拭子样本；86 名有（非口腔内）面部穿孔的受试者作为对照组。5 天后通过亮视野显微镜检查白色念珠菌定植情况。阳性标本在 Chromagar Candida 平板上进行再培养以鉴定菌种。
与面部穿孔者（9.4%）相比，舌穿孔者（20.0%）的白色念珠菌定植更为常见（P=0.048）。所有菌落均为白色念珠菌。当前佩戴舌饰者（21.2%）和不佩戴者（19.5%）之间未发现差异（P=0.803）。多变量分析显示，定植的唯一显著正影响因素为舌穿孔（P=0.034）和每日吸烟超过 10 支（P=0.024）。
舌穿孔被认为是白色念珠菌定植的危险因素，而是否佩戴饰物并无影响。
