Table 3.
Summary characteristics of the included studies assessing aerosols with various aerosol samplers.
| Author(s) | Country | Number of participants | Type of study | Type of aerosol mitigation intervention | Method of aerosol assessment | Type of microorganism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett et al 2022 | America | 40 | RCT | EOSD | Handheld particle counter (Temtop PMD 33) | N/A |
| Cappare et al 2022 | Italy | 80 | RCT | HEPA 14 Filter | Particle counter system (Lasair III) | Bacterial |
| Choudhary et al., 2022a, Choudhary et al., 2022b | America | N/A | CCT | HVE, SE, HEPA and rubber dams | A viable virus aerosol sampler and 2 SKC BioSamplers | Bacterial and virus |
| Choudhary et al., 2022a, Choudhary et al., 2022b | America | N/A | CCT | HVE, Air cleaning systems and dental instruments | An optical aerosol spectrometer (Model 11C) and wearable particulate matter sensors (Applied Particle Technology) | N/A |
| Demirkol et al 2023 | Turkey | N/A | CCT | SE and HEPA | Particle counter | N/A |
| Dudding et al 2022 | United Kingdom | 41 | RCT | Dental instruments | Aerodynamic particle sizer | N/A |
| Emery et al 2023 | America | 18 | CCT | Riboflavin | Fluorescent tracer | N/A |
| Lahdentausta et al 2022 | Finland | 84 | CCT | Dental instruments | Optical Particle Sizer | N/A |
| Liu et al 2023 | China | N/A | CCT | HVE (oral spray suction machine) | Anderson six-stage sampler and the natural sedimentation method | Bacterial and virus |
| Makhsous et al 2021 | America | N/A | CCT | Local area HEPA filters and HVE (extra-oral suction device) | A network of 13 fixed sensors positioned within the operatory and one wearable sensor | N/A |
| Noordien et al 2021 | South Africa | 1 | RCT | HVE | Assess and quantify in cm2 | N/A |
| Suprono et al 2021 | America | 93 | CCT | Baseline, HVE, combination and post-treatment | An automatic colony counter | Bacterial |
| Yang et al 2021 | America | 1 | CCT | HVE and HSS | Three measurement meters (DustTrak 8534, PTrak 8525 and AeroTrak 9306) | N/A |
BA: boric acid; CCT: controlled clinical trials; CHX: chlorhexidine; EOSD: extra-oral suction device; HEPA: high-efficiency particulate air; HSS: high-speed suction; HVE: high-volume evacuators; N/A: not applicable; RCT: randomized controlled trials; SE: saliva ejector.