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Im 16 and have a fissured tounge its not bad only a crack down the middle is it possible to still get my tounge peirced?
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Piercing: Hey there. Before you decide to go ahead and pierce your tongue. Just know that tongue and lip piercings implies a major risk for direct and indirect damage to both soft and hard oral tissues. Moreover, a number of life-threatening complications have been described in the literature. Read this article http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v199/n8/full/4812852a.html Cheers C
Answered 12/28/2014
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