Table 1 Anthropometric and clinical characteristics of the patients in the control and laser groups (mean ± standard deviation [SD])

Age (years)

36.72 ± 13.732

41.24 ± 9.818

0.443

Initial unvascularised area (mm²)

120 ± 29.126

114.43 ± 42.859

0.335

1 month unvascularised area (mm²)

42.611 ± 19.19

68.524 ± 30.412

0.003

1 month growth rate (%)

65.17 ± 9.43

40.50 ± 13.11

0.000

The depth of fornices (mm)

 Immediate postoperative (mm)

22.22 ± 1.44

22.00 ± 1.10

0.587

 1 month (mm)

21.94 ± 1.26

21.14 ± 0.96

0.30

 3 month (mm)

21.61 ± 1.09

19.67 ± 1.06

0.00

 6 month (mm)

21.06 ± 1.26

18.76 ± 0.89

0.00

 Contraction percentage (%)

5.18 ± 3.01

14.62 ± 4.00

0.000