Prolonged bleeding following tongue piercing: A case report and review of complications

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-156

  Rosivack, R Glenn ^a   Kao, Juei Yi ^b  

^a RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bleeding; Oral; Tongue piercing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; ORAL BLEEDING; TONGUE;

ADOLESCENT; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEMORRHAGE; TONGUE;

EID: 0037564022     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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