BGLAP	Bone Gamma Carboxyglutamate Protein
cDNA	Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid
CHAD	Chondroadherin
C-HPP	Chromosome-Centric Human Proteome Project
CsA	Cyclosporin A
DNAse	Deoxyribonuclease
EMD	Enamel Matrix Derivative
ESI	Electrospray Ionization
FN	Fibronectin
FNA	Fine Needle Aspiration
HGF	Hepatocyte Growth Factor
GCF	Gingival Crevicular Fluid
GVHD	Graft Versus Host Disease
HA	Hydroxyapatite
HPP	Human Proteome Project
LC/MS	Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry
LTQ-FT	Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer
LUM	Lumican
mRNA	messenger Ribonucleic Acid
MS	Mass-Spectrometry
MALDI	Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization
PDL	Periodontal Ligament
PEEK	Polyetheretherketone
R-PCR	Realtime-Polymerase Chain Reaction
SDS-PAGE	Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
TAILS	Terminal Amine Isotropic Labelling of Substrates
TNN	Tenascin
USWS	Unstimulated Whole-Mouth Saliva
VIM	Vimentin
VTN	Vitronectin
WS	Whole-Mouth saliva
WB	Western Blotting
2-DE	2-Dimensional Electrophoresis