| ICMS | Materials Science Institute of Seville |
| NCDs | Noncommunicable diseases |
| sol | Solution |
| BG | Bioactive glass |
| CaP | Calcium phosphate |
| CaSi | Calcium silicate |
| ERMI | Endosseous ridge maintenance implant |
| GICs | Glass-ionomer cements |
| MCP | Monocalcium phosphate |
| DCPA | Dicalcium phosphate |
| TCP | Tricalcium phosphate |
| HA | Hydroxyapatite |
| BECs | Bioactive endodontic cement |
| MTA | Mineral trioxide aggregate |
| GMTA | Gray ProRoot MTA |
| WMTA | White ProRoot MTA |
| TEOS | Tetraethyl orthosilicate |
| TEP | Triethyl phosphate |
| CaN | Calcium nitrate tetrahydrate |
| SBF | Simulated body fluid |
| HCA | Hydroxy carbonate apatite |
| MBG | Mesoporous bioactive glass |
| DDA | Dodecylamine |
| CTAB | Hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide |
| PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PEO | Poly(ethylene oxide) |
| PPO | Poly(propylene oxide) |
| P/L | Powder to liquid ratio |
| TMOS | Tetramethylorthosilicate |
| hPDLCs | Human periodontal ligament-derived cells |
| SP | Silica particles |
| SBA-15 | Santa Barbara Amorphous-15 |
| GTR | Guided tissue regeneration |
| TIPS | Thermally induced phase separation |
| GS | Gentamicin sulphate |
| Nf | Nanofibres |
| PRP | Platelet-rich plasma |
| MBN | Mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles |
| WSLs | White spot lesions |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| YAG | Yttrium aluminum garnet |
| SA | Stearic acid |
| PVP | Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| Si-HA | Silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite |
| MT | Methionine |
| C3S | Tri-calcium silicate |
| C2S | Di-calcium silicate |
| CSH | Calcium silicate hydrate |
| BT | Barium titanate |
| BC | Biocellulose |
| hDPSCs | Human dental pulp stem cells |