Dimensional changes
To perform CBCT measurements, the original DICOM data captured two months after healing were processed, exported to STL format files and superimposed and aligned with the CBCT data at baseline with the 3D medical image segmentation software Mimics (Materialise, Leuven, Belgium). The accuracy of alignment was ensured by a manual check. The process was conducted by an examiner who was uninformed of the treatment allocation. Data analysis was performed according to previously published studies [
Dimensional changes evaluation of laser group (