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Volume 8
J Community Med Health Educ, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0711
Public Health 2018
February 26-28, 2018
PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION
3
rd
World Congress on
February 26-28, 2018 London, UK
THE COMPLICATIONS OF ORALAND PERIORALPIERCINGSAMONG FEMALES LIVING
IN RIYADH
Mashael ALOmran
a
, Salwa ALSadhan
a
and
Mashael Balkhi
a
a
King Saud University
O
ral piercings have become common among young adults recently, this rising popularity alarms dentists everywhere due
to the possible associated dental and periodontal complications. This study objective is to assess the use of oral and
perioral piercings among females living in Riyadh, and evaluate related complications. A total of sixty three questionnaires
were obtained by directly handing them to participants, or indirectly through an online version. The questionnaire included
questions pertaining to socio-demographic characteristics in addition to questions relating to smoking, characteristics of the
piercing device worn, and post piercings-related complications. Esthetics was the main purpose of having oral piercings. The
majority of the respondents had a lip oral piercing, over third of the respondents had discomfort in their gingival tissues,
and only 15.9% experienced halitosis. There were no major oral and perioral piercings related complications detected among
females residing in Riyadh.
Biography
Mashael ALOmran has Graduated in 2017 from the College of Dentistry of King Saud University 2017, She works as a general practitionar in her internship year.
She’s interested in Dental Public Health, enjoyed the undergradute courses of dental public health and community service and aims to continue her postgradute
studies in this speciality.
mashael.alomran@gmail.comMashael ALOmran et al., J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Vol 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C1-033