School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
Oral Dis. 2024 Oct;30(7):4404-4411. doi: 10.1111/odi.14908. Epub 2024 Feb 29.
To investigate knowledge and awareness of dental complications with oral piercings among adults with oral piercings, a control population with no piercings and body-piercing professionals in South-East Queensland, Australia.
Participants recruited from public and private dental clinics and body-piercing professionals from piercing centres in the same region completed questionnaires to assess knowledge and attitudes.
Respondents comprised 54 pierced individuals, 54 controls and 35 body-piercing professionals. Only 13% of the pierced group were informed about oral piercing-related complications, and 14% of body-piercing professionals did not warn their clients about long-term complications. The latter included chipped teeth (26%) and gingival recession (15%). About 76% play with their piercing, developing teeth grinding (15%), jaw clenching (15%) and sleep disturbances (4%). Interestingly, 41% of those with oral piercings advised others against getting piercings.
There is a lack of awareness about dental-related complications among pierced individuals and body-piercing professionals. A significant proportion of pierced individuals advise others against getting piercings. Body piercers do not consistently advise clients about risks associated with oral piercings. Thus, it is recommended that programmes be developed to improve awareness of oral and dental complications associated with oral piercings.
调查澳大利亚东南部昆士兰州有口腔穿刺的成年人、无穿刺对照人群和身体穿刺专业人员对口腔穿刺相关牙科并发症的认知和意识。
从公共和私人牙科诊所以及同一地区的穿刺中心招募参与者，让他们填写调查问卷以评估知识和态度。
受访者包括 54 名有穿刺的个体、54 名对照者和 35 名身体穿刺专业人员。只有 13%的穿刺组被告知与口腔穿刺相关的并发症，而 14%的身体穿刺专业人员没有警告他们的客户长期并发症。后者包括牙齿碎裂（26%）和牙龈退缩（15%）。约 76%的人会玩自己的穿刺饰品，导致磨牙（15%）、紧咬牙（15%）和睡眠障碍（4%）。有趣的是，41%有口腔穿刺的人建议其他人不要穿刺。
穿刺个体和身体穿刺专业人员对与牙齿相关的并发症缺乏认识。相当一部分有穿刺的人建议其他人不要穿刺。身体穿刺者并不总是就口腔穿刺相关的风险向客户提供建议。因此，建议制定相关计划以提高对口腔穿刺相关口腔和牙科并发症的认识。
