Pigmented oral lesions compose a large number of pathological entities, including exogenous pigmentat oral tattoos, such as amalgam and graphite tattoos. We report a rare case of a graphite tattoo on the palate of a ...

Pigmented oral lesions compose a large number of pathological entities, including exogenous pigmentat oral tattoos, such as amalgam and graphite tattoos. We report a rare case of a graphite tattoo on the palate of a ...

Tattoos are still poorly explored as a biometric factor for human identification, especially in law enforcement, where they can play an important role in identifying criminals, victims or other persons of interest. Tattoos ...

In order to contribute to the expansion of a sociological comprehension related to body and its identity, this research intents to understand how the inked person attributes meaning to his tattoo, to construct his identity. ...

This research proposes an empiric study on the tattoo artification processes and starts with the following question: what are the strategies and discourses developed by male and female tattoo artists for the practice be ...

O objetivo desta tese foi investigar as representações e práticas sociais da tatuagem para indivíduos tatuados e não tatuados, de ambos os sexos. Foi feito uso de abordagem multi-método, por meio de três estudos complementares. ...