| BIC | Bone-to-implant contact |
| Ti | Titanium |
| GA | Glutaraldehyde |
| ROI | Region of interest |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopic |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| ARS | Alizarin Red S |
| Real-time PCR | Real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| H&E | Hematoxylin-eosin |
| MTT | 3-[45-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide |
| μCT | Micro-computed tomography |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| RT | Room temperature |
| CMC | Carboxymethyl cellulose |
| MC | Methylcellulose |