Current Uses of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) in the Dental Field: A Comprehensive Review

Table 4

Applications of PLGA microparticles in dentistry.

Field	PLGA microparticles	Loaded with	Study
Endodontic therapy	PLGA microparticles; with added zein	Amoxicillin	[80]
Dental caries vaccination	PLGA microparticles; coated with chitosan	Recombinant Streptococcusmutans glucan-binding protein D	[81]
Dental regeneration; (tertiary dentin)	PLGA microparticles; in a PLGA/calcium phosphate cement	Growth factors	[14]
Haemostatic device	PLGA microparticles	Thrombin	[85]
periodontal treatment	PLGAmicroparticles	Hydroxyapatite; ofloxacine	[88]
	PLGA microparticles	Chlorhexidine	[87]
	PDLLA-PLGA microparticles	Growth and differentiation factors	[89]
	PLGA and poly(epsilon-caprolactone)	Doxycycline	[84]
Bone regeneration	PLGA microparticles	Simvastatin	[91]
	PLGA microparticles	Alendronate sodium	[97]
Implant therapy	PLGA microparticles	Dexamethasone	[94]
	PLGA microparticles in collagen membrane	Dexamethasone	[93]
	PLGA microparticles in; PLGA membrane	VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor)	[92]
	PLGA microparticles	Insulin	[82, 83]
	PLGA microparticles	Basic fibroblast factor	[96]
	PLGA microparticles	Fluvastatin	[98]
	PLGA microparticles	rhBMp-2 (recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2)	[99]