| ADL | Activity of Daily Living |
| BMI | Basic Mass Index |
| CASP | Critical Appraisal Skills Program |
| CCI | Charlson Comorbidity Index |
| CDR | Clinical Dementia Rating Scale |
| CPI | Community Periodontal Index |
| CPITN | Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs |
| DHI | Denture Hygiene Index |
| DMFT | Decayed Missing Filled Teeth |
| DPI | Denture Plaque Index |
| DT | Decayed Tooth |
| FT | Filled Tooth |
| FTU | Functional Tooth Units |
| GBI | Gingival Bleeding Index |
| GI-LTC | Gingival Index for Long-Term Care |
| GOHAI | General or Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index |
| JBI | Joanna Briggs Institute |
| LOA | Loss of Attachment |
| MCI | Mild Cognitive Impairment |
| MMSE | Mini-Mental State Examination |
| MNA | Mini Nutritional Assessment |
| MT | Missing Tooth |
| OHRQoL | Oral Health-related Quality of Life |
| OHIP | Oral Health Impacts Profile |
| OIDP | Oral Impact on Daily Performance |
| PI-LTC | Plaque Index for Long-Term Care |
| POH | Poor Oral Health |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis |
| PSR | Periodontal Screening and Recording |
| RCI | Root Caries Index |
| ROAG | Revised Oral Assessment Guide |
| SOH | Satisfactory Oral Health |
| TMI | Temporomandibular Joint |
| VPI | Visual Plaque Index |
| WHO | World Health Organization |