| ALP | Alkaline Phosphatase |
| ARS | Alizarin Red S |
| BMP-2 | Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 |
| BSP | Bone Sialoprotein |
| CCK-8 | Cell Counting Kit-8 |
| Col I A1 | Collagen I A-1 |
| DMP-1 | Dentin Matrix acidic Phosphoprotein-1 |
| DSPP | Dentin Sialophosphoprotein |
| ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay |
| FGF-2 | Fibroblast Growth Factor–2 |
| HO-1 | Heme Oxygenase-1 |
| IBSP | Bone Sialoprotein (gene name) |
| IL-8 | Interleukine-8 |
| MTS | Colorimetric assay based on the reduction of:3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium |
| MTT | Colorimetric assay based on the reduction of:3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| OCN | Osteocalcin |
| ON | Osteonectin |
| OPN | Osteopontin |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative Real Time–Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| RT-PCR | Real Time–Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| RunX-2 | Runt related transcription factor 2 |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| SEM-EDX | Scanning Electron Microscope coupled with Electron Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy |
| SPP1 | Osteopontin (gene name) |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| WST-1 | Water Soluble Tetrazolium salt–1–Colorimetric assay based on the reduction of:2-(4-Iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2,4-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium, monosodium salt |
| XTT | Colorimetric assay based on the reduction of:2,3-Bis-(2-Methoxy-4-Nitro-5-Sulfophenyl)-2H-Tetrazolium-5-Carboxanilide |