Safety concerns for facial topography customized 3D-printed N95 filtering face-piece respirator produced for the COVID-19 pandemic: initial step is respiratory fit testing

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¹ Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
³ Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Electronic address: davidballard@wustl.edu.

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A R Scott et al. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;49(12):1660-1661.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2020.08.017. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

¹ Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
³ Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Electronic address: davidballard@wustl.edu.

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Reply to Scott et al., "Safety concerns for facial topography customized 3D-printed N95 filtering face-piece respirator produced for the COVID-19 pandemic: initial step is respiratory fit testing".
Haers PE, Swennen GRJ. Haers PE, et al. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Dec;49(12):1661. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2020.08.016. Epub 2020 Sep 14. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020. PMID: 33228916 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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