Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6054278 | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes), or personal vaporizers, were introduced in 2003 and have been available in the United States since 2007. In addition to the health and safety concerns of the aerosol delivery of nicotine through E-cigarettes, during the past 8Â years, reports of explosions and fires caused by the E-cigarette devices have led the US Fire Administration to evaluate the safety of these devices. These explosions have been observed frequently enough that the US Department of Transportation has recently banned E-cigarette devices in checked baggage aboard airplanes. This report contributes to existing knowledge about the hazards related to E-cigarettes by describing oral hard and soft tissue injuries from an E-cigarette explosion.
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Authors
James M. DDS, MS, Maricelle DMD, Sharon DMD, MS, Antonia DMD, MS,