Policy on Interim Therapeutic Restorations (ITR)

Policy statement

The AAPD recognizes ITR as a beneficial provisional technique in contemporary pediatric restorative dentistry. The AAPD supports the use of ITR to restore and prevent the progression of dental caries in young patients, uncooperative patients, patients with special health care needs, and situations in which traditional cavity preparation or placement of traditional dental restorations is not feasible. Furthermore, ITR may be used for caries control in children with multiple caries lesions prior to definitive restoration of the teeth.