Table 1.

The division and examples of the primary procedures performed together with their aerosol-producing potential

Non-/minimal-aerosol–producing procedures	Aerosol-producing procedures
Examination/follow-up	Surgical extraction
Suture removal	Dental implants
Non-surgical extraction*	Sinus lift/alveolar reconstruction/bone-regenerative procedure
Soft tissue biopsy	ORIF of facial bone fractures
Sialendoscopy	Craniofacial and orthognathic surgery
Abscess drainage	Ablative procedures
IMF of facial bone fractures	Apicoectomy
Arthroscopy/TMJ lavage	Open TMJ surgery

*non-surgical extractions that require tooth separation are aerosol-producing procedures