By the Numbers
$7.7B was the estimated value of the global dental materials market in 2022, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.1% to reach $10.2 billion in 2019.1
35%of respondents to a 2023 Inside Dentistry survey reported that they still use amalgam.
1824 was the year that Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius first isolated zirconium.2
82% of respondents to a 2023 Inside Dentistry survey reported that they use universal direct resin composites.
Indirect composite laminate veneers, both heat- and photopolymerized, have been reported to have a lower survival rate
73% when compared with ceramic veneers 100%.3
Sources
1. Dental materials market size, share & COVID19 impact analysis, global, 2023-2029. iData Research website. https://idataresearch.com/product/dental-materials-market/. Published April 28, 2023. Accessed July 11, 2024.
2. Lide DR, ed. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. New York, NY: CRC Press; 2007:42.
3. Gresnigt MMM, Cune MS, Jansen K, et al. Randomized clinical trial on indirect resin composite and ceramic laminate veneers: up to 10-year findings. J Dent. 2019;86:102-109.
