While metal tongue studs may have more flash than piercings made of plastic, a mouthful of steel also harbors more bacteria, researchers report in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Adolescent ...

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 ...

New evidence lends further support to the need for dentists to caution patients about the dangers of tongue piercing, which can lead to severe infections, chipped and fractured teeth, gingival ...

CARDIFF, Wales, April 16 (UPI) -- A woman in Wales who decided to mark her 34th birthday with a tongue piercing died of suspected blood poisoning, her family said. Amanda Taylor's mother, Lorraine, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After seven years of "playing" with a tongue piercing by forcing it against her upper front teeth ...

These days, it’s not uncommon to come across people who have modified their bodies in one way or another. There are people who prefer to do something simple like getting a helix ear piercing and there ...

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 ...

OVI, Aurora Road: At 12:40 a.m. May 3, police stopped a car driven by a Cleveland woman, 30, due to a license suspension. During the traffic stop, police detected the odor of marijuana emanating from ...

Parents now have another reason to frown on tongue piercing – a potentially fatal brain abscess suffered by a young woman in Connecticut. The woman’s tongue became sore and swollen two or three days ...