Shocking photos show the damage done to a teenager’s teeth as a result of what he claims to be a ‘crippling addiction’ to energy drinks.

Vinnie Pyner, 21, said he drinks six cans of Monster Energy a day and first got hooked when he relied on the drink to keep him awake while studying during college.

Soon he was downing them at breakfast, lunch and dinner, he said.

Vinnie says he brushed his teeth twice a day but started getting tooth pain and eventually he bit into an apple – and his front four teeth snapped (Picture: Tara Pyner / SWNS)

Vinnie Pyner with his teether which he claims were ruined by drinking six cans of Monster Energy drink every day (Picture: Tara Pyner / SWNS)

Vinnie claims he brushed his teeth twice a day but after a short time he started getting tooth pain and eventually his front fourth teeth ‘snapped’ when he bit into an apple.




After drinking around 45 cans a week for seven months, he went cold turkey – but was too embarrassed to go back to college.

His dentist discovered every tooth in his mouth had rotted and now Vinnie is now set to get 24 fillings as well as dentures.

Mortified Vinnie, of Margate, Kent, is speaking out to warn others about the dangers of excessive energy drink consumption.

He said: ‘It started as a way to relieve the stress and pressure from my college course because you have to be focused when it comes to computing and coding.

Vinnie claims he brushed his teeth twice a day but after a short time he started getting tooth pain (Picture: SWNS)

Vinnie Pyner, 21, said he drinks six cans of Monster Energy a day (Picture: SWNS)

‘But I never thought that it would get this bad, it’s affected my confidence dramatically.’

He said his dentist was ‘extremely shocked to see my teeth’ and that it was ‘one of the worst cases of tooth decay and damage that he had ever seen’.

‘Looking at my teeth, I realised what I had done, I was in a complete mess,’ Vinnie said. ‘Monster Energy has completely ruined my life.’

After discovering that his upper four teeth had broken off, Vinnie said he would try not to open his mouth too wide when near his mum.

But mum Tara got suspicious after several days and asked him to show her his teeth.

Tara said: ‘It was absolutely shocking. His upper four incisor teeth had completely fallen off and you could see his gum line, it was horrible.’

Vinnie Pyner, 21, got hooked on cans of green Monster to help him stay awake for his college studies (Picture: Tara Pyner / SWNS)

Vinnie said he dropped out of college because his confidence plummeted to slow, he now spends all his time at home and rarely goes out at all.

He added: ‘I can’t do much at all, let alone think about my future.

‘I can’t apply for any jobs because interviewers will take one look at my teeth and say no straight away.

‘The smile is the first thing you see in a job interview.’

A British Dental Association spokesperson said: ‘Consuming large quantities of sugar fuels tooth decay and fizzy drinks are the largest single source of sugar for children aged 11-18.

‘The decay they are fuelling impacts on school readiness, confidence, and future employability.

‘Sweet drinks contribute to widening the oral health gap, as children from the poorest backgrounds are almost twice more likely to drink them regularly than then more well-off peers.’

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