Clinical description of the tissue response on intraoral tattoos (new forms of body art): Pilot study

Objective: Describe the clinical changesobserved in the oral mucosa after intraoraltattoos, evaluate tissue reactions for modificationsof this type.Materials and methods: It made aa descriptivestudy of the clinical changes inthe oral mucous was made in 11 patientswho had had intraoral tattoos were interviewedto obtain general information suchas age, socioeconomic status, educationallevel, presence of extraoral tattoos, bodymodifications, relevant medical history orproblems with their modifications, intraoraltattoos collected data for the design, madedate, color type, location, changes andclinical findings among others. There wasa complete stomatological examination,photographs were taken of body modification,intra and extra oral tattoos, it madePhotograpic control and monitoring wasmade at 8, 15, 30 and 60 days before, andata collected in simplified tables.Results: All patients had at least one previousbody modification. The most commonsite of intraoral tattoo was on the lowerlip, the design was used with letters, tattoosare preferred monochrome, usually blackpigment after 15 days the oral mucous doesnot seem to irreversible damage at 60 daysthe tattoo is stabilized, lost some color anddefinition but apparently does not produceany clinically relevant change.Conclusion: Within the limits of this investigationshows that the material used (pigmentblack) appears to be biocompatible.Not exist treaty or regulation on the use ofspecific inks, techniques, types of needle orcalibration in the tattoo machines when aremaking a tattoo in this area, tattoo artistsrefer to work as best they feel and inks thatare reliable on their clinical experiences .Biosafety at the sites of body modificationsare becoming more strict and regulated.