| CI | Confidence Interval |
| FDR | False Discovery Rate |
| GEE | Generalized Estimating Equations |
| HRQoL | Health-Related Quality of Life |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| KR-20 | Kuder–Richardson Formula 20 |
| OHRQoL | Oral Health-Related Quality of Life |
| PRO | Patient-Reported Outcome |
| ROC | Receiver Operating Characteristic |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| STROBE | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology |
| V1 | Baseline Visit |
| V2 | Intermediate (Mid-Treatment) Visit |
| V3 | Post-Treatment Visit |