If your teenager suddenly says they want a tongue piercing, your first instinct might be to freak out a bit. But before you tell them no or roll your eyes, take a breath. It's worth understanding why ...

You’re near death. Tongue hanging out. Saliva dripping to the floor. Too much to drink? Rat poison? How about Ludwig’s Angina? Your tongue swells to the point that it blocks off your ...

Dentists agree: Tongue piercing remains a teen trend, but not always a healthy choice. New research published in the journal of clinical orthodontics reports that many kids with pierced tongues form a ...

Not long ago, “piercing” meant one hole per earlobe and only in women. Today, both women and men get pierced, and in addition to the ear, other body parts may be pierced for erotic enhancement: the ...

Reveals the problems experienced by individuals who undergo tongue piercing. Shows the working practices of tongue piercers. Suggests that dental trauma is a long-term consequence of wearing tongue ...

To provide the reader with information to update their knowledge of the complications associated with oral piercings. Modifications of the body including tattooing and body piercing have been ...

The teenager said the stabbing pains in her face felt like electrical shocks that lasted 10 to 30 seconds and struck 20 to 30 times a day. Her doctors diagnosed trigeminal neuralgia, a nerve disorder ...

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But he's not worried about a 'five o'clock shadow... A NAKED Attraction contestant revealed on the show that he wasn’t a fan of pubic hair on women… because he once had a “choking incident”.