| ARP | Alveolar ridge preservation |
| PRF | Platelet-rich fibrin |
| FDBA | Freeze-dried bone allograft |
| SMD | Standardized mean deviation |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| PICOS | Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcomes, Study design |
| PRISMA | Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| CCT | Controlled clinical trial |
| RoB | Risk-of-bias |
| ROBINS | Risk-of-bias for non-randomized studies of interventions |
| ROBVIS | Risk-of-bias visualization |
| GRADE | Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations |
| SoF | Summary of findings |
| CBCT | Cone beam computed tomography |
| ACD | Acidulated citrate dextrose |
| RPM | Rotations per minute |
| RBC | Red blood cell |
| WBC | White blood cell |
| PRGF | Plasma rich in growth factors |
| PPP | Platelet poor plasma |