BIOLOGICAL RESTORATIONS USING TOOTH FRAGMENTS

A ''biological'' restoration technique using dental fragments and adhe sive materials is described. These fragments were obtained from extrac ted human teeth which had been previously sterilized and stored in a t ooth bank. The advantages are: the use of extracted teeth as restorati ve material, esthetics, and treatment cost. The positive sensation of having back the missing tooth was the most mentioned comment among pat ients. The disadvantages are: the difficulty of obtaining teeth with t he needed characteristics, problems of making an indirect restoration, matching the original color, and the non-acceptance by some patients who consider it strange to have other people's teeth placed in their m ouths.