| AD | Anno Domini |
| AM | Additive Manufacturing |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| BCC | Body-Centered-Cubic |
| BIC | Bone-Implant contact |
| BMP-2 | Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 |
| BMSC | Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| BT/TV | Bone Tissue to Total Volume ratio |
| C | Circular |
| CAD | Computer-Aided Design |
| CD34 | Cluster of Differentiation 34 |
| CD44 | Cluster of Differentiation 44 |
| CD45 | Cluster of Differentiation 45 |
| CD90 | Cluster of Differentiation 90 (Thy-1) |
| CD105 | Cluster of Differentiation 105 (Endoglin) |
| CP-Ti | Commercially Pure Titanium |
| CT/MRI | Computed Tomography or Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| CU | Cube |
| DIA | Diamond |
| DOPA | Dopamine |
| ELI | Extra Low Interstitials, Grade 23 |
| FEA | Finite Element Analysis |
| G | Gyroid |
| HCP | Hexagonal-close-packed |
| HPDLSCs | Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardizationfacturing |
| LPBF | Laser Powder Bed Fusion |
| Micro-CT | Micro-Computed Tomography |
| MTT assay | (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) |
| P | Primitive |
| PDA-3D PPT | Polydopamine-coated 3D-printed porous titanium |
| PDLSCs | Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| PLA | Polylactic acid |
| SLM | Selective Laser Melting |
| TPMS | Triply Periodic Minimal Surface |
| TC | Truncated cube |
| TC | Tetrahedral close-packed (TC) |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| 3D | Three-Dimensional |
| 3D PPT | 3D-printed porous titanium |
| 5Gel-5Alg (S) | 5% gelatin and 5% alginate (5G5A) scaffold |
| 8Gel-2Alg (S) | 8% gelatin and 2% alginate scaffolds |