Biologic bridge - Recycling of tooth material for esthetic rehabilitation: A report of two cases

In the modern day, there are a number of tooth-colored esthetic restorative materials in regular dental practice, but they are somehow incapable to produce the exact physical properties of the dentin and enamel. In this context, biological restoration, using the homogenous or autogenous tooth material, might be advantageous for future clinical practice in restoring the inherent biological properties of a tooth. At the same time, recycling of the exfoliated biological tooth material also is possible through this procedure. The concept of biologic restoration started in the nineteenth century, and in this procedure, the tooth or its fragments can be used as restorative materials for primary as well as a permanent restoration. This report presents two different cases of biologic bridges using homogenous and autogenous tooth material for the rehabilitation of the esthetic as well as the function of the affected teeth.