BMI	Body mass index
CMC	Carboxymethyl cellulose
DMFT	Decayed missing filled teeth
HEC	Hydroxyethyl cellulose
HM-EHEC	Hydrophobically modified ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose
HPMC	Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose
LM-pectin	Low-methoxylated pectin
MC	Methyl cellulose
MNA	Mercaptonicotinic acid
OHRQOL	Oral health-related quality of life
PEG	Poly(ethylene glycol)
PEO	Poly(ethylene) oxide
PLGA	Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PPG	Poly(propylene glycol)
SCMC	Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
SWS	Stimulated whole saliva
UWS	Unstimulated whole saliva