Your Patient Can’t Afford Ceramic? The Composite Comeback from Black Triangles to Rehabs

Composite is not just the backup plan when ceramic is out of reach.

In this lecture, Dr. Sam Cope explores how to use composite as a predictable, high-value treatment option across real-world esthetic cases, from black triangles and diastema closure to Class IV restorations and anterior composite rehabs. Learn practical workflows for case selection, occlusion, layering versus injection techniques, and natural finishing protocols you can apply immediately in practice.

By the end of this lecture, you will understand how to:

• Reframe composite as a predictable treatment option, not a compromise

• Identify when composite is suitable for esthetic restorative cases

• Manage cases ranging from black triangles and diastema closure to Class IV restorations and anterior composite rehabs

• Improve case selection for composite treatment

• Apply key occlusal considerations when planning composite restorations

• Understand when to use layering versus injection techniques

• Achieve natural esthetics with efficient finishing and polishing protocols

• Build a repeatable workflow for durable, esthetic composite outcomes

• Increase case acceptance by offering patients more accessible treatment options