Electronic cigarette explosion associated with extensive intraoral injuries

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 149-152

  Brooks, John K ^a   Kleinman, Justin W ^a,b   Brooks, Jeremy B ^c   Reynolds, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Private practice ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

crown fracture; dentoalveolar trauma; electronic cigarette; extrusion; soft tissue

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EXPLOSION; FACE INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA;

ADOLESCENT; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EXPLOSIONS; FACIAL INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA;

EID: 84978152148     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: 16009657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/edt.12293     Document Type: Article

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