Oral Piercing: Practice or Prejudice?
Journal Title: Open Access Journal of Dental Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
From the dawn of civilization human beings were seen to decorate their bodies with different kinds of ornaments, be it a piece of shell, stone, bone or metal. Jewellery became a form of adornment, sometimes for protection from evil spirits or sometimes for expressing the social status.
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