AGE	Advanced Glycation End-product
DM	Diabetes Mellitus
IL-17	Interleukin-17
HSDM	High-Sucrose Diet Model
PPDM	Polymicrobial Periodontitis Diabetic Model
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
MeSH	Medical Subject Headings
NOD	Non-Obese Diabetic (in reference to murine models)
PICOS	Population, Intervention/Exposure, Comparison, Outcome, Study Design
PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PSD	Polymicrobial Synergy and Dysbiosis
RAGE	Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-products
RANKL	Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor Kappa B Ligand
rRNA	Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid (as in 16S rRNA)
Th17	T helper 17 cells
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Tregs	Regulatory T cells