Table 3.

Applications of BC-based composites in dentistry

Dental field	Application	Composites	Advantage	References
Pulp regeneration	Dental pulp regeneration scaffold	Nanotolith/BC	Moderate degradation rate, biocompatibility, low cost, and inherent cellular interactions in the body	[95]
		BC/Gelatin	Good cell adhesion	[96]
Periodontal regeneration	GBR/GTR membrane	OxBC/SrAp	Stimulate osteoblasts in vivo and in vitro, with a stable degradation rate in vivo	[106]
		OBC/Gel	Suitable degradability and pH stability	[107]
		EI-BCM	Excellent mechanical strength, good cell adhesion and proliferation, and bone regeneration ability	[110]
		EI-BCM	Increased in vitro cellular response and in vivo bone regeneration for skull defects	[111]
		PLGA/MWNTs/BC	Good mechanical properties promote periodontal tissue regeneration	[113]
		BC–COL OGP (10–14)	Inducing bone tissue formation	[115]
		Ag/BC@HAp	Suppress potential infections and promote new bone formation	[117]
		BC + BMP-2	BC maintains graft space and continuously releases BMP-2, promoting optimal bone formation	[116]
	GTR scaffold	CH–BC–HA–PG	This scaffold has bactericidal effect, high biocompatibility, and wound healing ability	[118]