{"id":243,"date":"2015-08-14T18:03:18","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T18:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.salinasdental.com\/?p=243"},"modified":"2016-05-19T15:29:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T15:29:56","slug":"oral-piercings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salinasdental.com\/blog\/oral-piercings\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth about Oral Piercings and Your Oral Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For some people, oral piercings are a means of self-expression and individuality. The truth of the matter is, however, that piercings have been practiced by most civilizations throughout history. Preserved bodies, such as those of Egyptian pharaohs, have piercings. Mayans practiced the art of tongue piercing, and as a mark of puberty, Eskimo young men pierced their lower lips. So the trend is hardly new. What is new, though, is what we know about the connection between oral piercing and oral health. Committed to your complete oral health, Dr. Gary Klugman and Dr. Christina Bianco at Blanco Circle Dental Care<\/a> in Salinas, CA, offer the facts about oral piercing and the health of mouth.
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\nFrom one or more tongue piercings to a range of piercings in the cheeks, lips and gum tissue, there are any number of combinations available for oral piercings. A person considering any of these piercings should realize that the mouth is warm and always moist area that is filled with millions of bacteria. If careful oral health care is not vigilantly maintained, then these bacteria can travel through the piercing wound into the bloodstream and on to other parts of the body. Even at the time of the piercing, complications can result if sterility is ensured. The complications might be:<\/p>\n