The Cunnilingus/Anilingus Modification Project
“The Cunnilingus/Anilingus Modification Project” is derived from “The Fellatio Modification Project”. The focus of “The Fellatio Modification Project” is on the pleasure that the penis receives from oral sex in the gay male community; “The Cunnilingus/Anilingus Modification Project” extends this theme to incorporate a wider range of sexual orientations and gender identities. In this project, we focus on the function of the tongue in cunnilingus and anilingus. We attempt to modify human tongue via some different dental technologies.
There are two purposes of this project: one is to extend the length of tongue, and the other is to change the texture of the tongue. There are also two parts to the project: the first part is a wearable device design and the second part is designing new oral surgeries for tongue elongation and tongue texture transformation.
There are two purposes of this project: one is to extend the length of tongue, and the other is to change the texture of the tongue. There are also two parts to the project: the first part is a wearable device design and the second part is designing new oral surgeries for tongue elongation and tongue texture transformation.
Part 1: Wearable device design
The use of condoms, and to a lesser extent, latex gloves, is widely known to be an effective method of preventing sexually transmitted diseases during fellatio and digital penetration, there is relatively little accessible information on using barrier protection methods for cunnilingus and anilingus. Both these practices, whilst sometimes considered ‘low risk’, involve an element of body fluid exchange and thus present an opportunity for the spread of sexual transmitted disease including gonorrhoea, chlamydia and herpes, as well as blood borne illnesses such as HIV and hepatitis.
Whilst some sexual health organisations recommend the use of dental dams for cunnilingus and anilingus, there is still a lack of advice on how to use them safely, effectively and in a way that is pleasurable to both giver and receiver. Indeed, many people do not know where and how to access medical grade dental dams, and are unsure on how to use them. Condoms are routinely given out free in clinics and GP surgeries, but dental dams are generally harder to acquire, with many people resorting to DIY-ing their own dams by cutting up condoms. This itself is time consuming and fiddly, and increases the risk of damaging the condom and thus compromising its effectiveness as a barrier.
The purpose of this project is to conceptualise and design a prototype for a single-use, disposable wearable device that utilises a dental dam-like barrier in a hands-free, comfortable and convenient manner, to provide an attractive, intuitive and safe sexual device. Existing technologies, drawn on for inspiration include textured latex male condoms, facial masks and retractor-dams used in dental surgery. Ideas of femininity including the femme and lipstick lesbian visual identities are also considered for the aesthetic of the final product.
The use of condoms, and to a lesser extent, latex gloves, is widely known to be an effective method of preventing sexually transmitted diseases during fellatio and digital penetration, there is relatively little accessible information on using barrier protection methods for cunnilingus and anilingus. Both these practices, whilst sometimes considered ‘low risk’, involve an element of body fluid exchange and thus present an opportunity for the spread of sexual transmitted disease including gonorrhoea, chlamydia and herpes, as well as blood borne illnesses such as HIV and hepatitis.
Whilst some sexual health organisations recommend the use of dental dams for cunnilingus and anilingus, there is still a lack of advice on how to use them safely, effectively and in a way that is pleasurable to both giver and receiver. Indeed, many people do not know where and how to access medical grade dental dams, and are unsure on how to use them. Condoms are routinely given out free in clinics and GP surgeries, but dental dams are generally harder to acquire, with many people resorting to DIY-ing their own dams by cutting up condoms. This itself is time consuming and fiddly, and increases the risk of damaging the condom and thus compromising its effectiveness as a barrier.
The purpose of this project is to conceptualise and design a prototype for a single-use, disposable wearable device that utilises a dental dam-like barrier in a hands-free, comfortable and convenient manner, to provide an attractive, intuitive and safe sexual device. Existing technologies, drawn on for inspiration include textured latex male condoms, facial masks and retractor-dams used in dental surgery. Ideas of femininity including the femme and lipstick lesbian visual identities are also considered for the aesthetic of the final product.
Part 2: Surgery & Tongue Modification
The tongues plays an important role during cunnilingus and anilingus. In this part of the project, we imagine hypothetical tongue-modification surgeries designed to increase and enhance sexual pleasure during cunnilingus and anilingus in the future.
In that fictional scenario, for a group of people some dentists attempt to modify their tongue to more different textures and longer to approach the G-spot in the vagina and anus. In order to transform the texture of the tongue, a dentist or surgeon could surgically implant real embossed soft tissue constructed by tissue culture engineering onto the dorsal surface of the tongue of the patient, thus creating a permanent modification to the tongue structure and texture.
For the tongue elongation, several incisions would be performed on the dorsal side of tongue. After the surgery, the patients would wear a headgear device which would stretch the tongue. Following the process of wound closure and the controlled formation of scar tissue, the the tongue would then be increased in length.
The tongues plays an important role during cunnilingus and anilingus. In this part of the project, we imagine hypothetical tongue-modification surgeries designed to increase and enhance sexual pleasure during cunnilingus and anilingus in the future.
In that fictional scenario, for a group of people some dentists attempt to modify their tongue to more different textures and longer to approach the G-spot in the vagina and anus. In order to transform the texture of the tongue, a dentist or surgeon could surgically implant real embossed soft tissue constructed by tissue culture engineering onto the dorsal surface of the tongue of the patient, thus creating a permanent modification to the tongue structure and texture.
For the tongue elongation, several incisions would be performed on the dorsal side of tongue. After the surgery, the patients would wear a headgear device which would stretch the tongue. Following the process of wound closure and the controlled formation of scar tissue, the the tongue would then be increased in length.
Collaborators
This Project was originally commissioned by Science Gallery London, and collaborated with Anisha Gupta and Carly Billing from King's College London.
Carly Billing:
Carly Billing is a 4th year dentistry student at King’s College London, with a special interest in orthodontics. As part of her undergraduate training, Carly completed a research project focusing on the mechanisms of functional devices used in orthodontic and orthognathic treatment.
For her collaboration with Science Gallery London’s #MOUTHY season, along with Kuang-Yi Ku and classmate Anisha Gupta, Carly will be exploring how existing technologies used in the treatment of dental and craniofacial disorders can be adapted to modify the mouth for the enhancement of female sexual pleasure.
Anisha Gupta:
Anisha Gupta is a 4th year dentistry student at King’s College London, who has a background in pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences. Anisha is particularly interested in how consumable personal care products, from cosmetics and toiletries, to body jewellery and prosthetic enhancements, are used in healthcare and self-expression of female identity.
In the Cunnilingus Analingus Modification project, Anisha will be exploring how female sexual pleasure can be enhanced through oral and facial products, and designing prototypes of products that aim to improve sexual health practices amongst lesbian and bisexual women, as well as the wider LGBT+ community.
This Project was originally commissioned by Science Gallery London, and collaborated with Anisha Gupta and Carly Billing from King's College London.
Carly Billing:
Carly Billing is a 4th year dentistry student at King’s College London, with a special interest in orthodontics. As part of her undergraduate training, Carly completed a research project focusing on the mechanisms of functional devices used in orthodontic and orthognathic treatment.
For her collaboration with Science Gallery London’s #MOUTHY season, along with Kuang-Yi Ku and classmate Anisha Gupta, Carly will be exploring how existing technologies used in the treatment of dental and craniofacial disorders can be adapted to modify the mouth for the enhancement of female sexual pleasure.
Anisha Gupta:
Anisha Gupta is a 4th year dentistry student at King’s College London, who has a background in pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences. Anisha is particularly interested in how consumable personal care products, from cosmetics and toiletries, to body jewellery and prosthetic enhancements, are used in healthcare and self-expression of female identity.
In the Cunnilingus Analingus Modification project, Anisha will be exploring how female sexual pleasure can be enhanced through oral and facial products, and designing prototypes of products that aim to improve sexual health practices amongst lesbian and bisexual women, as well as the wider LGBT+ community.