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. 2020 Sep 11:1–10. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-2112-7

Appendix 3 Surgical procedure description including procedure detail, operatory type, duration of procedure and scavenger variation. EOS = extraoral scavenging, HVS = high-volume suction, ES = saliva ejector, RD = rubber dam. Frequency (n) denotes the mean number of times sites within that procedure were contaminated and mean intensity (%) of contamination. Clinician and assistant sites are reported separately

Procedure Code Operatory type Duration of procedure Variation of procedure Overall frequency of operatory site contamination (n) Overall mean intensity operatory (%) Maximum intensity operatory (%) Maximum intensity operatory site name Overall frequency of clinician contamination (n) Overall mean intensity clinician (%) Maximum intensity clinician (%) Maximum intensity clinician site Overall frequency of assistant contamination (n) Overall mean intensity assistant (%) Maximum intensity assistant (%) Maximum intensity assistant site
Surgical sectioning of 37 and 38 G1 Closed 10 minutes Surgical suction and SE 1 2.14 96.45 Patient 1 0.15 2.74 Chest 3 5.44 45.23 Chest
G2 Surgical suction 1 1.3 58.71 Patient 1 1.36 24.52 Chest 4 7.30 71.07 Chest
G3 EOS and surgical suction 1 1.66 74.7 Patient 2 0.28 4.10 Visor right 3 1.63 21.80 Chest
Surgical sectioning of 47 and 48 H1 Closed 10 minutes Surgical suction and SE 1 2.01 90.24 Patient 2 0.09 1.13 Chest 5 3.51 53.13 Chest
H2 Surgical suction only 1 0.77 34.71 Patient 2 0.08 1.13 Visor front 6 3.26 56.15 Chest
Implant osteotomy preparation of 36 I1 Closed Sequential use of implant preparation drills 2.2 mm, 2.8 mm and 3.5 mm Surgical suction 1 0.04 1.72 Patient 0 0.00 0.00 None 3 0.50 4.17 Visor front
Implant osteotomy preparation of 46 J1 Closed Sequential use of implant preparation drills 2.2 mm, 2.8 mm and 3.5 mm Surgical suction 0 0 0 None 1 0.04 0.64 Chest 2 0.08 0.91 Chest
J2 Surgical suction and SE 1 2 90.15 Patient 0 0.00 0.00 None 4 2.77 46.55 Chest