SURGICAL FACE MASK AND N95 RESPIRATOR

Karan Gera (1) , Gurmeet Kaur (2) , Serat Virk (3) , Chirantan Chowdhury (4) , Shubhkarman Virk (5)
(1) Intern PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India , India
(2) BDS MDS (Orthodontics)- Smile and Profile Dental Centre , Karnal, Harayana , India
(3) Consultant Dental surgeon, smile and profile Dental centre; Karnal, Haryana , India
(4) Consultant Dental surgeon; Peerless Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal , India
(5) BDS 2nd year , Himachal institute of Dental Sciences, Himachal Pradesh, India. , India
https://doi.org/10.52845/CMRO/2022/5-2-4

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Vol. 5 No. 02 (2022)
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    face mask, N95 respirator
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Differences between N95 respirators and disposable surgical face masks  are not always well understood  , even by the dental professionals . However , respirators and surgical face masks  are very different in intended use, fit against the face, wear time, testing and approval and design . The purpose of this paper is to highlight these differences especially in use for prevention of contacting coronavirus infection. 

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Karan Gera
Intern PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
chirantanchowdhury06@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Gurmeet Kaur
BDS MDS (Orthodontics)- Smile and Profile Dental Centre , Karnal, Harayana
Serat Virk
Consultant Dental surgeon, smile and profile Dental centre; Karnal, Haryana
Chirantan Chowdhury
Consultant Dental surgeon; Peerless Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal
Shubhkarman Virk
BDS 2nd year , Himachal institute of Dental Sciences, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Gera, K. . ., Kaur, G. ., Virk , S. ., Chowdhury, C. ., & Virk, S. . (2022). SURGICAL FACE MASK AND N95 RESPIRATOR . Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion, 5(02), 1145−1147. https://doi.org/10.52845/CMRO/2022/5-2-4
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