Italy Dental Devices Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

Italy Dental Devices Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

The Italy dental devices market is expected to register a CAGR of 6.1% over the forecast period.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an adverse impact on the dental devices market in the initial phase of the pandemic. For instance, according to the study titled, "Dentistry during the COVID-19 Epidemic: An Italian Workflow for the Management of Dental Practice" published by the National Library of Medicine in May 2020, in Italy, 116 doctors have died due to COVID-19, including 12 dentists. Similarly, as per the study titled, "The Impact of COVID-19 Related Lockdown on Dental Practice in Central Italy—Outcomes of A Survey" published by the National Library of Medicine in August 2020, during COVID-19 dental practice in Italy was only restricted to urgency and emergency treatments, and all other dental cases were postponed. Therefore, such instances indicate that the outbreak of COVID-19 had an adverse effect on the market growth. However, owing to the resumption of dental treatments and services in mid-2021, the market is anticipated to attain its pre-pandemic growth rates over the coming years.

The rising geriatric population and increasing incidence of dental diseases in Italy are anticipated to propel market growth over the forecast period. The rising geriatric population is considered the major driver of the surge in the market's growth. According to the report published by Eurostat in February 2022, the share of the geriatric population increased by 3.0% in Italy between 2011 and 2021. Dental problems are most prevalent among the geriatric population, as a result, this increase in the elderly populace will in turn drive the demand for dental devices within the country. According to the study titled, "Common Medical and Dental Problems of Older Adults: A Narrative Review" published by the National Library of Medicine in August 2021, most studies report that the majority of older adults do not have regular dental checkups owing to which dental problems have become one of the major concerns among the geriatric population. Common oral diseases such as dental caries, especially root caries, and periodontal disease are very prevalent among them.

Moreover, as per the study titled "Experience and Prevalence of Dental Caries in Migrant and Nonmigrant Low-SES Families’ Children Aged 3 to 5 Years in Italy" published in MDPI in September 2022, the prevalence of caries (71%) and the mean decay experience (dmft) of migrant children were statistically significantly higher than the percentage (52%) and the mean dmft of the non-migrant control group with no differences between genders. Therefore, such instances indicate that the demand for dental devices is expected to increase in the near future, thereby boosting the market growth.

However, the increasing cost of surgeries and a lack of awareness of dental diseases are likely to impede the market's growth over the forecast period.

Key Market TrendsProsthodontic Segment is Expected to Witness Growth Over the Forecast Period

Prosthodontics is a specialty within dentistry that helps in the design, creation, and placement of replacements for chipped, broken, or missing teeth. Common materials used in prosthetic surgery include veneers, crowns, implants, and dentures. Prosthodontic treatments include dental bonding, dental implants, bone grafting, dental crowns, and dental bridges.

The increasing geriatric population in Italy is one of the major drivers contributing to the segment's growth. For instance, as per the report published by the Population Reference Bureau in June 2022, around 22.8% of the Italian population comprises a geriatric population. Dentures and dental implants are some of the most common procedures among the geriatric population since this age group is more vulnerable to dental ailments.

According to the study titled, "Dental health in adults and subadults from the 16th-century plague cemetery of Alghero (Sardinia, Italy)" published by the National Library of Medicine in July 2021, the patterns of dental health seen in the Alghero population are consistent with data seen in other Modern Age samples, reflecting an increased prevalence of dentoalveolar diseases brought on by a less abrasive diet and a rise in carbohydrate consumption, both of which have been observed during the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern period. Therefore, the rising diseased population in Italy is anticipated to drive the segment's growth over the forecast period.

In addition, increasing healthcare expenditure by private healthcare on dental care is also anticipated to propel the segment's growth over the forecast period. For instance, according to the Census annual report on Health Public, Private, and Intermediate, 2019-2020, 22.0% of the private healthcare expenditure is for dental care in 2020 in Italy. It also reported that Italy has witnessed a constant growth in dental care and prevention. Moreover, the presence of associations such as ANDI (National Association of Italian Dentists) and UNIDI (National Union of Italian Dental Industries) in the country is further accelerating the growth of the segment by manufacturing and trading equipment and materials for dental technicians and dentists and introducing advanced dental products that may help aid in creating awareness among the patient population, in turn, boosting the segment’s growth.

Thus, these aforementioned factors are altogether contributing to the segment's growth over the forecast period.

Competitive Landscape

The market players are committed to developing innovative solutions for customers and patients, generating proven clinical outcomes. The competitive landscape includes an analysis of a few international as well as local companies that hold the market shares and are well known, including 3M, A-Dec Inc., Biolase Inc., Carestream Health Inc., Dentsply Sirona, and Envista Holdings Corporation, among others.

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