MELO, Auremir Rocha et al. Lip piercing as a foreign body. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. []. 2013, 13, 1, pp. 83-88. ISSN 1808-5210.

Oral piercing has become very common over the last ten years. The widespread use of piercing may have consequences in the oral region related to installation and maintenance. The presence of foreign body piercings inserted into the oral tissues is rarely reported in the literature. This article sets out to review the literature on oral piercing and report an additional case of lip piercing as a foreign body

: Body Piercing; Foreign-Body Reaction.