| Ac | ACTIVA BioACTIVE cement |
| Al2O3 | Aluminum oxide |
| ANOVA | One-way analysis of variance |
| AT | Acceptability threshold |
| Bis-GMA | Bisphenol A diglycidyl methacrylate |
| BTHQ | 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol |
| CaO | Calcium oxide |
| CIE | Commission International de L’Eclairage |
| HEMA | Hydroxyethyl methacrylate |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| K2O | Potassium oxide |
| LED | Light-emitting diode |
| MDP | Methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate |
| Na2O | Sodium oxide |
| Pn | Panavia resin cement |
| Pr | Predicta Bioactive Cement |
| PT | Perceptibility threshold |
| RC | Resin cement |
| SiO2 | Silicone oxide |
| TEGDMA | Triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate |
| TiO2 | Titanium oxide |
| TMPTMA | Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate |
| UDMA | Urethane dimethacrylate |
| VM | Vita Mark II |