Los Angeles Times: UB orthodontist discusses dental implications of tongue piercing

An article in the Los Angeles Times reports that a case study from the UB School of Dental Medicine has established that people who choose to pierce their tongues run the risk of developing a gap between their front teeth. The article interviews Sawsan Tabbaa, assistant professor of orthodontics, who explained a number of potential consequences of tongue piercing and said, "When people get their tongues pierced, they never think about what can happen." The findings also are the subject of articles on Live Science, Minnesota Public Radio, UPI and Britain's Dentistry.co.uk.