| BER | Base Excision Repair Mechanisms |
| BOP | Bleeding on Probing |
| e-cigs | Electronic Cigarettes |
| e-liquid | E-cig Liquid |
| ENDS | Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems |
| GCF | Gingival Crevicular Fluid |
| HGF | Human Gingival Fibroblasts |
| HnB | Heat not Burn |
| NNN | N’-nitrosonornicotine |
| OMLs | Oral Mucosal Lesions |
| OSCC | Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |