Gingival recession by oral-jewellery material

The material left against the gum drives the damage. Rigid metals caused several times more recession than flexible polymer in a scoping review of oral piercing.

Gingival recession by oral-jewellery materialThe material left against the gum drives the damage. Rigid metals caused several times more recession than flexible polymer in a scoping review of oral piercing.Flexible polymer (Teflon)9%Stainless steel23.5%Titanium52.9%

Source: Malcangi et al., Oral Piercing review (PMC) ↗

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