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

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

The South Africa Dental devices are expected to register a CAGR of 6.6% over the forecast period, 2022-2027.

COVID-19 had a significant impact on the growth of the market during the pandemic period. For Instance, According to the article titled 'South African Dental Association says it cannot be 'business of dentistry as usual' published in May 2020 mentioned that the South African Dental Association recommended to oral health practiocioners to consider postponing elective dental procedures until it would be safe to resume normal dental practice in order to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Thus the Pandemic has affected the dental devices market in South Africa during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The key factors propelling the growth of the market is the increasing burden of oral diseases and aging population and the technological advancements in dentistry during the forecast period. Dental caries and periodontal diseases are considered to be the most important oral health burden. Dental caries, also known as cavities, are found to be the most common. According to the article titled ' Prevalence of early childhood caries in South Africa: a systematic review ' published in February 2022 the overall prevalence of early childhood caries in South Africa was 44.94%. Thus the consequences of untreated caries are among the most common reasons why children are hospitalized due to these infectious complications. Furthermore, untreated nursing or rampant dental caries can affect a child's growth and general health and wellbeing.

The treatment options for edentulous patients range from conventional complete dentures to fixed implant-supported restorations of varying complexities. These treatment modes require the use of dental devices. Thus, the treatment procedures for various dental problems require extensive usage of medical devices, thereby bolstering the dental devices market. This trend is expected to drive the market, in the South Africa.

Key Market TrendsProsthodontic Equipment is Expected to Witness Rapid Growth During the Forecast Period

In the treatment segment of the market, prosthodontic equipment is anticipated to show the fastest growth over the forecast period. As prosthodontic dentistry has numerous count of tools that are used for dental corrections, there is a wide application of prosthodontic equipment seen in the market. There is an increasing demand for dental prostheses across the country, due to the rising number of people getting older. The article titled ‘Population aging in South Africa: trends, impact, and Challenges for the Health sector’ published in October 2021 mentioned that the report estimates South Africa’s population at 57.3 million people, 8.3% of whom are aged over 60 years projecting that the number of older adults in South Africa will increase to 15.4% of the population by 2050. Such an increase in the geriatric population who are prone to dental diseases is expected to drive the growth of the market during the forecast period. Also, the increasing initiatives to spread awareness among South African dentists regarding prosthodontics are also expected to drive the growth of the market. For instance, the article titled 'Prosthodontics resident creates webinar for African Dentists'published in August 2020 mentioned that 'keeping in Step with modern trends'webinar was designed for dentists, and dental assistants who havent expanded into advanced methods such as prosthodontics, dental implants. Such awareness activities among the South African dentists is also execetd to drive the growth of the market during the forecats period.

In addition, the growth of prosthodontic equipment is increasing the attention given to the appearance, by people, making them compulsive to go for prostheses in case of dental issues.

Competitive Landscape

The market has the presence of a few smaller companies that hold a substantial share of the market. . The competitive landscape includes an analysis of a few international as well as local companies which hold the market shares and are well known. include 3M, BioHorizons Implant Systems, CareStream Health and Others.

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