| ACHSE | The Alliance of Chronical Rare Diseases |
| BOP | Bleeding on Probing |
| EDS | Ehlers–Danlos Syndromes |
| EU | European Union |
| GI | Gingival Index |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| OHIP-14 | Oral Health Impact Profile-14 |
| OHRQoL | Oral Health-Related Quality of Life |
| PI | Periodontitis Index |
| PPD | Periodontal Pocket Deep |
| STD | Standard Deviation |