Dimension changes
SD
At baseline, there was no significant difference between the groups in vertical height or horizontal width at any position (Table 
 Vertical and horizontal dimension changes of alveolar ridge (mean ± SD)Two months after ARP, vertical reduction of alveolar bone occurred buccally and lingually in both groups. The vertical dimension change in the buccal bone plate was more significant. Moreover, the mean reduction of the buccal bone plate in the laser group (0.31 ± 0.26 mm.) was less than that in the control group (0.97 ± 0.32 mm), with a statistically significant difference.Horizontally, at all measured levels (RW-1, RW-3, and RW-5), loss in the alveolar ridge was detected in both groups (Table Similar resorption tendency of the ridge was obtained in mandible and maxilla (Table 
 Dimension change on CBCT measurements of maxillary and mandible extraction sockets (mean ± SD)