Effects of Diode, CO₂, Er : YAG, and Er and Cr : YSGG on Titanium Implant Surfaces by Scanning Electron Microscopy

Table 2

Mean profile area before and after laser irradiation between threads.

Laser type	Mean profile area before laser irradiation	Mean profile area after laser irradiation	value
Diode	3154/24 ± 620/93	3226/47 ± 378/21	0.813
CO2	2227/90 ± 484/65	3673/34 ± 1241/76	0.024
Er : YAG	2431/21 ± 475/10	3072/03 ± 565/78	0.060
Er,Cr : YSGG	5089/38 ± 1627/58	4493/25 ± 679/92	0.042