SmarTech Analysis – an analytical company specializing in researching the 3D printing market, has published the latest report devoted entirely to the use of 3D printing technology in the dental sector. The report “3D Printing in Dentistry 2023: Market Study & Forecast” contains data on selected companies in the industry, such as Stratasys, 3D Systems, Formlabs and Desktop Health owned by Desktop Metal. One of the most interesting information contained in the publication is that in 2022, revenues from 3D printing for the dental sector increased to $ 4 billion, which is almost a third of the entire market. At the same time, SmarTech expects its value to reach $9.7 billion by 2031.
The report also predicts continued growth in the sector, claiming that by 2030, the entire dental industry will look more like 2021-22 than any pre-2020 version. Following the C19 pandemic, there has been an accelerated adoption of digital transfer of patient files at the clinical level and wholesale. At the same time, the pressure of competition on the dental 3D printing market translates into the revival of the development of 3D printing in technical and engineering terms.
The dental market is an exceptionally mature market for the 3D printing industry in terms of the current degree of commercialization of end products made on 3D printers. As an example, SmarTech cites e.g. LuxCreo overlays or full-color Stratasys dentures.
The results achieved by 3D printing companies in the dental sector can have an impact on mass-produced commercial end products in all other industries. This is simply because virtually everything in the dental market has a more established history of mass commercialization than any other application (with the exception of hearing aids).
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