Department of Operative Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry and Periodontology, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2009 Nov;7(4):256-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2009.00369.x.
Body piercing enjoys a widespread popularity among juveniles and young people. The tongue is the most commonly pierced oral site. Tongue jewellery, however, can damage the teeth and periodontium and may provide an ideal environment for microorganisms. The aim of this report was to investigate if and in case in which amount periodontopathogenic organisms can be found at tongue piercing sites.
Patients with tongue piercings visiting the authors' dental office for a dental check-up volunteered. A questionnaire was used to collect data on the type of material used in the piercing, the time the device was in place, oral and piercing hygiene practices and smoking habits. The dental examination included an oral hygiene index and the periodontal screening index. From the surface of the piercing jewellery adjacent to the tongue perforation, microbiological samples were collected and analysed for the presence of 11 periodontopathogenic bacteria.
A total of 12 patients with tongue piercing were asked and examined. Their tongue piercings had been in place between 2 and 8 years. The microbiological analysis showed an increased or substantially increased concentration of periodontopathogenic bacteria in all cases. It became obvious that the longer a piercing had been in place, the more pronounced was the shift from bacteria with a moderate periodontopathogenic potential to bacteria with a high periodontopathogenic potential.
Tongue piercing provides a potential reservoir for periodontopathogenic bacteria.
身体穿孔在青少年和年轻人中广泛流行。舌头是最常穿孔的口腔部位。然而，舌饰会损害牙齿和牙周组织，并可能为微生物提供理想的环境。本报告的目的是调查在舌穿孔部位是否存在和在何种程度上存在牙周致病菌。
作者牙科诊所的舌穿孔患者在接受牙科检查时自愿参与。使用问卷收集有关穿孔材料类型、器械放置时间、口腔和穿孔卫生习惯以及吸烟习惯的数据。口腔检查包括口腔卫生指数和牙周筛查指数。从舌穿孔附近的穿孔珠宝表面采集微生物样本，并分析 11 种牙周致病菌的存在情况。
共对 12 名有舌穿孔的患者进行了询问和检查。他们的舌穿孔已经存在 2 至 8 年。微生物分析显示，所有情况下牙周致病菌的浓度均增加或显著增加。显然，穿孔时间越长，从中度牙周致病菌向高度牙周致病菌的转变就越明显。
舌穿孔为牙周致病菌提供了一个潜在的储库。
