Dental Lasers Market: Introduction
- Dental lasers are devices that emit coherent light beams, which are suited to perform oral surgeries. These lasers eliminate the need of surgical instruments such as dental anesthetics, dental drills, and hand pieces. These offer benefits such as less trauma, less bleeding, and less contamination. Dental lasers are being gradually accepted owing to capabilities such as lower light exposure, short healing time, lack of requirement of anesthesia, and portability due to small size. Based on the technology used, dental lasers can be classified into three types: diode lasers, carbon dioxide lasers, and yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) lasers.
- Diode lasers are primarily used in soft tissue surgeries and cosmetic dental procedures such as bleaching. Diode laser has emerged as a portable, affordable, and user-friendly device for soft tissue surgery. It offers advantages such as accuracy in cutting gum tissues, bloodless surgery, and minimal swelling, scarring, and pain before and after the surgery. A carbon dioxide laser uses a mixture of gases such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium, and hydrogen as medium to intensify power of the light. The laser can also absorb intracellular water of pathogens. Carbon dioxide laser is used in oral surgery due to its ability to give defined incision for surgery without much laceration of adjacent soft tissues and root canal disinfection.
Key Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities of Global Dental Lasers Market
- Expensive cosmetic dentistry procedures including dental lasers have been gaining momentum in the past few years due to high purchasing capability of the population of both developed and developing countries. This is projected to boost the growth of the global dental lasers market. Increase in the geriatric population along with edentulous cases is a major factor driving the global dental lasers market. Among the world’s elderly population, 20% to 80% is edentulous and 60% to 80% has immediate dental needs. The global dental lasers market is likely to gain traction in the near future owing to increase in incidence of periodontal diseases including bleeding gums and untreated tooth decay. Around 47% of adults aged 30 years and above are estimated to be affected by at least one form of periodontal diseases, while the percentage of adults who are devoid of natural teeth was around 30% for those aged 65 to 75 years, as reported by CDC.
- Government initiatives to spread awareness about oral health and increase in consumer concerns regarding dental hygiene have transformed the trend of oral treatment from traditional methods to advanced treatment. Increase in demand for painless laser technology and minimally invasive procedure, which minimizes the usage of drills and anesthesia are likely to create lucrative opportunities for key manufactures of dental lasers. Due to the advances in technology, laser dentistry and cosmetic dentistry have not only overcome the drawbacks of conventional methods, but also found applications in reconstruction and fabrication of dental prosthetic connections, extraction of tooth and others. These advances are projected to accelerate the growth of the global dental lasers market. Increase in health care spending due to stable economic growth and rise in disposable income are anticipated to contribute to the growth of the global dental lasers market. Advanced dental treatment and care services are generally associated with high cost, which is expected to hamper the growth of the global dental lasers market. Easy availability of alternative products and lack of technical experts for handling the devices are likely to restrain the global dental lasers market.
- Depending on affected area and preexisting surrounding tissue or components such as tooth and gums, a number of procedures could prevent the use of dental lasers. Additionally, these lasers cannot be used on teeth that already have some types of filling, especially metal amalgam. These factors are projected to restrain the global market.
North America to Capture Major Share of Global Dental Lasers Market
In terms of region, the global dental lasers market can be segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. North America dominated the global dental lasers market due to high awareness about dental procedures among people and rapid increase in demand for these lasers in the U.S. North America accounted for large share of the global dental lasers market in 2020, followed by Europe. Increase in demand for dental lasers in developed countries such as the U.K., Germany, and France boosts the growth of the market in the region. The European public dental healthcare provision is well-framed and set in place to ensure that people are encouraged to pay regular visits to a dentist. Increase in demand for dental lasers in countries such as India, China, and Japan is expected to drive the dental lasers market in Asia Pacific. Increase in incidence of dental disorders and rise in awareness about diagnostic testing for various dental diseases are the key factors propelling the dental lasers market in the region. However, affordability and lack of availability of innovative dental laser products restrain the dental lasers market in developing regions such as Middle East & Africa and Latin America. However, the market in these regions is likely to witness steady growth led by developing countries such as Brazil and South Africa. The outlook of the dental lasers market in countries in Latin America such as Mexico and Brazil is projected to be positive due to the evolving medical structure and rise in awareness about diagnostic testing.
Key Players Operating in Global Dental Lasers Market
The major players operating in the global dental lasers market are:
- AMD Group LLC
- CAO Group, Inc.
- Biolase, Inc.
- Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.
- Zolar Technology & Mfg Co. Inc.
- Syneron Dental Lasers-Syneron Medical Ltd.
- Fotona, LLC
- KaVo Dental
- Ivoclar Vivadent Marketing (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- Dentsply Sirona
- Gigaalaser
- The Yoshida Dental Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Convergent Dental
- Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc.
- LaserStar Technologies Corporation
- J. Morita Corp.
- Lumenis
- Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd.
- IPG Photonics Corporation
- Elexxion AG
- Den-Mat Holdings, LLC
- Others
Global Dental Lasers Market: Research Scope
Global Dental Lasers Market, by Product Type
- Diode Lasers
- Quantum Well Lasers
- Distributed Feedback Lasers
- Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers
- Heterostructure Lasers
- Quantum Cascade Lasers
- Separate Confinement Heterostructure Lasers
- Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers
- Carbon Dioxide Lasers
- Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Lasers
Global Dental Lasers Market, by Application
- Conservative Dentistry
- Endodontic Treatment
- Oral Surgery
- Implantology
- Peri-implantitis
- Periodontics
- Tooth Whitening
- Others
Global Dental Lasers Market, by End-user
Global Dental Lasers Market, by Region
- North America
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Spain
- Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- Australia & New Zealand
- Rest of Asia Pacific
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- GCC Countries
- South Africa
- Rest of Middle East & Africa
