Global Dental Milling Machine Market Size

Dental Milling Machine Market Analysis

The Dental Milling Machine Market is expected to register a CAGR of 9.5% during the forecast period, 2022-2027.

The number of patient visits to hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics, and diagnostic laboratories has reduced significantly, despite the fact that emergency and out-patient services were available in cardiology, neurology, and other departments. In March 2020, the American Dental Association (ADA), the nation's largest dental association, recommended that dental practices postpone elective dental procedures until April 6, 2020, and provide emergency-only dental services to help keep patients from burdening hospital emergency departments. This recommendation was updated on April 1, 2020, when the ADA advised offices to remain closed to all but urgent and emergency procedures until April 30 at the earliest because of the rise of COVID-19 cases. However, as per a survey conducted by RAND Corporation, Arlington, United States, in September 2020, nearly half of the respondents (46.7%) reported delaying going to the dentist or receiving dental care due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Among them, 74.7% reported delaying a check-up, 12.4% reported delaying care to address something that was bothering them, and 10.5% reported delaying care to get planned treatment. Thus, COVID-19 hampers the dental milling machines market as there is a decrease in dental procedures and services during COVID-19.

Several factors are driving the global dental milling machine market, including rising dental problems, an aging population at high risk of tooth loss, an increase in accidents resulting in tooth abnormalities, and technical improvements in dentistry. As per a March 2022 update by the World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that oral diseases affect nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide and severe periodontal (gum) disease, which may result in tooth loss, is also very common, with almost 10% of the global population affected. Additionally, as per the 2020 statistics by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 in 4 (26%) adults have untreated tooth decay, and nearly half (46%) of all adults aged 30 years or older show signs of gum disease. Severe gum disease affects about 9% of adults in the United States.

Moreover, dental caries is a progressive infectious disease, and untreated dental caries in the elderly population can significantly impact the quality of life of older people around the world, which is a leading factor driving the growth in the studied market. According to the World Health Organization 2021, by 2030, 1 out of every 6 people on the planet will be 60 years old or older. The number of people aged 60 and up is expected to rise from 1 billion in 2020 to 1.4 billion by 2050. By 2050, the global population of people aged 60 and above will get double to reach 2.1 billion. Between 2020 and 2050, the number of people aged 80 and above is expected to triple, reaching 426 million.

The emergence of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture (CAD/CAM) technology in dentistry has considerably improved the fabrication of different restorative dental materials as alternative aesthetic restorations to traditional laboratory-processed materials. Furthermore, in November 2020, Planmeca USA, a leading manufacturer of dental imaging and computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture (CAD/CAM) equipment, launched two new computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture (CAD/CAM) products, Planmeca PlanMill 50S 5-axis mill and Planmeca PlanCAD Premium design software for creating dental prosthetics. This solution allows clinicians to achieve maximum productivity throughout the entire digital dentistry workflow. Thus, due to the above factors, the market is expected to see robust growth during the forecast period.