Surgical masks are loose fitting, spendable masks that covering the nose and mouth. These include products tagged as dental, surgical, medical procedure, separation, and laser masks.

Surgical masks help stop droplets from being distributed by the person wearing them. They also keep sprays or splashes to reach the mouth and nose of the someone who wearing the surgical masks. They are not planned to protect you against breathing in very small particles. Surgical masks should be used one time and then thrown away in the garbage.