One friend sighed with fraternal fatherly consolation and said he'd had much the same argument about a tongue piercing.

Other risk factors are dentures and tongue piercing.

And tongue piercings can irritate gums and chip teeth.

Devotees do tongue piercing on this occasion.

Facial or tongue piercings are also not permitted by anyone who meets the public, though an exception may be made where they are specifically needed for covert operations.