A new study by US researchers revealed that people who pierce their tongue as a part of fashion are more at risk of developing gaps between their front teeth as a consequence of playing with the stud. The people with tongue piercing were likely to push the metal stud up against their teeth that causes gap and other troubles to occur.
The tongue piercing job requires cosmetic work that can cause infection and chipped teeth, said team of researchers from the University of Buffalo. People with tongue piercing needed braces to correct the gap between their teeth, reported the study published in the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics.
The gap between teeth does not appear soon but after certain period of time the gap start to appear between the upper teeth because the metal bar was pressed against and between the teeth.
The barbell is never taken out as the tongue is so vascular that taking the stud out can result in treating the opening in the tongue. Therefore it builds ideal logic that continuous pushing of stud against teeth daily without any break, will force them to apart, said Sawsan Tabbaa, professor of orthodontics at the University of Buffalo.
Tongue piercing could result in grave damages not only of just teeth. Experts have also linked piercing with infections, hemorrhages, suffering to the gums and brain pustules could occur in the worst cases. The enticement of playing with the stud in the mouth could escort to hundreds of pounds worth of remedial healing, said Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation.