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Clinicopathological characteristics of tongue piercing: an experimental study
Author(s) -
López Jornet P.,
Vicente Ortega V.,
Yáñez Gascón J.,
Cozar Hidalgo A.,
Pérez Lajarín L.,
García Ballesta C.,
Alcaraz Baños M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2004.00219.x
Subject(s) - granulation tissue , tongue , foreign body , medicine , erythema , fibrosis , epithelium , foreign body giant cell , pathology , granulation , anatomy , surgery , wound healing , physics , classical mechanics
Background: This study attempts to remedy the situation that no morphological studies exit of tongue piercing. Methods: The tongues of eight Beagles were pierced with titanium implants. The animals were then divided into four groups: 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month and 3 months for clinical‐photographic and histopathological studies. Results: Group I: clinically, erythema at both orifices and, microscopically, granulation tissue covering the surface of the canal and infiltrates of polynuclear neutrophils. Group II: persistence of erythema and of the granulation tissue, with the edges of the epithelium showing signs of regeneration. Group III: granulation tissue alternating with fibrosis; epithelium covering the sides of the canal. Group IV: fibrosis substituting the granulation tissue and almost complete re‐epithelialization of the canal. All groups, except group I, numerous foreign body‐type granulomas. Conclusions: Tongue piercing provokes fibrous reparation with almost total re‐epithelialization of the perforated zone and foreign body‐like granulomatous inflammation.