Idaho Father, 30, Loses Seven Teeth and Is Left with Second Degree Burns After Vape Explodes In His Face

Andrew Hall, a car salesman, suffered horrible injuries when his vape exploded without warning. There have been widespread fears over the safety of the e-cigarettes.

Key takeaways:

– The accident happened while Andrew was in the bathroom with the device shattering into pieces while in his mouth.

– The e-cigarette knocked out several teeth in the mouth and left him with second degree burns to the cheeks.

– Batteries used in the e-cigarettes are widely blamed for the vape pen explosions reported by users.

‘I’ve lost at least 7 teeth, 2nd degree burns to face and neck and have been pulling chunks of plastic, teeth and foreign objects from mouth, throat and lips,’ he told Facebook friends.

Read the full story here

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4125240/Idaho-man-loses-teeth-vape-explodes-face.html

Posted by adwords on 20th January 2017, under Oral Hygiene and Prevention

Dr. Kishanie Wijesinghe Little BDS

Dr. Kishanie Little is passionate about delivering excellent dentistry and dental restorations that are life-like and indistinguishable from natural teeth. She believes that restorations (fillings/crowns/veneers) should look beautiful – and that they should last. Dr. Little keeps abreast of new developments in restorative dentistry through post-graduate training.

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