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Actas Odontológicas
Print version ISSN 1510-8139On-line version ISSN 2393-6304
Abstract
SASSI, Carlos et al. Piercing phenomenon in Uruguay: pathological and sociocultural aspects. Actas Odontol. [online]. 2016, vol.13, n.2, pp.16-32. ISSN 1510-8139. https://doi.org/10.22235/ao.v13i2.1309.
Piercing is externalized as a practice intrinsically linked to the construction of diverse human collective organizations. Numerous authors have typified organic lesions occurred by its use, but not sociocultural framework that characterize it.
Objectives:
the aim of this paper was to analyse pathological and sociocultural scopes concerning the use of piercing in a Uruguayan sample.
Methods:
the research was developed by applying a questionnaire with 26 structured and open questions, answered by students of a secondary education institute of the city of Rivera, Uruguay.
Results:
21 (40.38%) of the 52 pierced individuals suffered complications from its use, while 24 (46.15%), 26 (50%) and 14 (58.33% of those who worked), respectively did not notice social, family or employment impacts.
Conclusions:
piercing is a potentially risky behaviour, although in this opportunity all alterations were locally situated, most users performed sports, and a significant percentage of them did not point out no repercussion on their daily life.
Keywords : piercing; injuries; social stratification.
