Table 7 Characteristics of included studies

Present study

epicX

GaAlAs

2.8 cm²

940 nm

0.075 W/cm²

0.21 W

Continuous mode

5 J/cm²

6 times (48 h interval)

30 Sec

Ustaoglu et al. [32]

Ezlase

GaAlAs

2.8 cm²

940 nm

1.07 W/cm²

3 W

Continuous mode

8.6 J/cm²

4 times (48 h interval)

8 Sec

Heidari et al. [46]

N/A

Diode laser

0.5 cm²

660 nm

N/A

0.2 W

Continuous mode

32 J/cm2 (4 J/cm² per point and an application time of 4 s per point)

5 times (immediately after surgery and 1, 2, 4 and 7 days later)

32 Sec

Dias et al. [33]

(CTG)

N/A

GaAlAs

N/A

660 nm

N/A

0.03 W

Continuous mode

15 J/cm² (3 J/cm² per point and an application time of 4 s per point)

8 times (48 h interval)

20 Sec

Ozcelic et al. [50] Gingivectomy)

588 nm

0.12 W

Continuous mode

4 J/cm²

8 times (immediately after surgery and daily for 7 days)

5 min

Almieda et al [48] (recipient site)

Twin Laser, MM Optics Ltda

GaAlAs

780 nm (an infrared

wavelength to achieve analgesia) and also at 660 nm (a red wavelength to accelerate the healing)

0.04 W

Continuous mode

10 J/cm²

2 times (during the immediate postoperative

period and 48 h later)

20 Sec/site

Marcel et al. [49] (animal study)

GaAlAs

830 nm

0.03 W

10 times (immediately after surgery and further three times a week)

33 Sec

Koo et al. [51] (animal study)

Diode laser

660 nm

0.06 W

1–4 J/cm²

T1(received laser treatment for 1 day)

T3(received laser treatment for 3 days)

T5(received laser treatment for 5 days)

20 min

Firat et al. [17] (animal study)

Ezlase

GaAlAs

0.09 cm²

940 nm

1.11 W/cm²

0.1 W

Continuous mode

10 J/cm²

4 times (first dose of irradiation at 2 h after the wounding procedure and were subsequently

irradiated at 2-day intervals following the surgery for a

total of four sessions)

9 Sec