“Open front seats and elongated toilet bowls for public restrooms minimize the risk of the user coming in contact with possible contamination from a previous user,” Hugo Aguilar, the senior ...

Open-front toilet seats — or “U-shaped” seats — are common in public bathrooms or commercial spaces, but they’re almost never the norm in private residences.

Open-front toilet seats — or “U-shaped” seats — are common in public bathrooms or commercial spaces, but they’re almost never the norm in private residences.

Open-front toilet seats — or “U-shaped” seats — are common in public bathrooms or commercial spaces, but they’re almost never the norm in private residences.

Open-front toilet seats — or “U-shaped” seats — are common in public bathrooms or commercial spaces, but they’re almost never the norm in private residences.

Open-front toilet seats — or “U-shaped” seats — are common in public bathrooms or commercial spaces, but they’re almost never the norm in private residences.

Open-front toilet seats — or “U-shaped” seats — are common in public bathrooms or commercial spaces, but they’re almost never the norm in private residences.

Open-front toilet seats — or “U-shaped” seats — are common in public bathrooms or commercial spaces, but they’re almost never the norm in private residences.

Open-front toilet seats — or “U-shaped” seats — are common in public bathrooms or commercial spaces, but they’re almost never the norm in private residences.