A mum told yesterday how she was almost killed by a cheek piercing. Tammy Caulfield, 25, was rushed to hospital after she collapsed on a pavement and started choking on her own blood. Doctors carried ...

New scientific research suggests that cheek piercings were popular as long ago as 30,000 years, as chipped teeth and bones are examined. John Willman, a biological anthropologist, believes that his ...

Trainee lawyer Cherelle Campbell has become one of the first women to undergo dimpleplasty - a pioneering plastic surgery that punches holes in the cheeks - in a bid to get dimples like Cheryl Cole.

The tongue is the most common site of oral piercing followed by the lips (1.5%). It may also be rarely seen on the cheeks, uvula or the frenums. There is a greater prevalence of oral piercings in ...

Teeth from humans who belonged to the Pavlovian culture show unexpected signs of wear. Willman / Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 2025 Researchers have long wondered about the mysterious flat ...

30,000 years ago, European children were already wearing cheek piercings. This discovery, resulting from the analysis of ancient teeth, sheds light on the social practices of Ice Age populations. The ...

Strange wear marks on the teeth of Paleolithic people in Central Europe have long puzzled scientists, but new research may finally reveal the cause. Reading time 2 minutes Numerous human remains ...