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CLAVERIA CLARK, Rafael Alberto et al. Be careful of the oral piercings!. MEDISAN [online]. 2009, vol.13, n.3. ISSN 1029-3019.

Main aspects related to the use of the piercing were identified in young people from Santiago de Cuba municipality by means of visits to student and work centers. The case material was 40 teenagers, and 14 of them were selected as a sample. They consented to participate in the study. It was found that this piercing is usually used between 15 and 18 years of age with similar frequency in both sexes, but because of the complications it was recommended to increase activities of health promotion and disease prevention aimed at achieving an appropriate knowledge of health topics in general and a greater community participation in that respect.

Palabras clave : ADOLESCENT HEALTH; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; MOUTH DISEASES [etiology].

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