| WHO | World Health Organization |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| SES | Socioeconomic Status |
| OH | Oral Hygiene |
| DMFT | Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (permanent teeth) |
| dmft | decayed, missing and filled teeth (deciduous teeth) |
| SSB | Sugar-sweetened Beverages |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like Peptide-1 |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha |
| α-amylase | Alpha-amylase |
| TAC | Total Antioxidant Capacity |
| IL | Interleukin |
| sAA | Salivary Alpha-amylase |
| IgA | Immunoglobulin A |
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