| A-PRF | advanced platelet-rich fibrin |
| Al | Alare |
| BMP-2 | bone morphogenic factor 2 |
| BMP-7 | bone morphogenic factor 7 |
| Ch | chelion |
| DF | degrees of freedom |
| F | F ratio |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| IL-1β | interleukin 1β |
| IL-4 | interleukin 4 |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| L-PRF | leukocyte and platelet-rich fibrin |
| MS | mean squares |
| p | p value |
| PD-EGF | platelet-derived epidermal growth factor |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| Pg | pogonion |
| PRP | platelet-rich plasma |
| SS | sum of squares |
| T | tragus |
| T0 | time ‘zero’ |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TGFβ-1 | tumor necrosis factor β-1 |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TSP-1 | thrombospondin-1 |
| VAS | visual analog scale |
| VEGF | vascular-endothelial growth factor |