| Al | Aluminum |
| Al Kα | Aluminum K-alpha radiation |
| at% | Atomic percentage |
| CAD/CAM | Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing |
| C 1s | Carbon 1s photoelectron signal |
| Ca | Calcium |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| Co | Cobalt |
| Co-Cr | Cobalt–chromium alloy |
| Cr | Chromium |
| df | Degrees of freedom |
| EDS | Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
| FC | Feldspar/Co-Cr |
| FC-I | Feldspar/Co-Cr interface |
| FC-S | Feldspar/Co-Cr substrate |
| FC-V | Feldspar/Co-Cr feldspathic veneer |
| Fe | Iron |
| FZ | Feldspar/ZrO2 |
| FZ-C | Feldspar/ZrO2 core |
| FZ-I | Feldspar/ZrO2 interface |
| FZ-V | Feldspar/ZrO2 feldspathic veneer |
| K | Potassium |
| Mg | Magnesium |
| Mo | Molybdenum |
| MZ | Monolithic ZrO2 |
| NA | Not applicable |
| Na | Sodium |
| ND | Not detected |
| O | Oxygen |
| O 1s | Oxygen 1s photoelectron signal |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| Si | Silicon |
| Ti | Titanium |
| W | Tungsten |
| wt% | Weight percentage |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
| Y | Yttrium |
| Y-TZP | Yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal |
| Zn | Zinc |
| Zr | Zirconium |
| ZrO2 | Zirconia/zirconium dioxide |
| µm | Micrometer |