Dental Implant Market to Exceed $1 Billion by 2013 Despite Current Economic Slowdown

Dental Implant Market to Exceed $1 Billion by 2013 Despite Current Economic
Slowdown

Growing preference for procedures that offer improved aesthetic results will
help drive the dental implant market from 2010-2013, according to Millennium
Research Group

WALTHAM, Mass., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Millennium Research
Group's (MRG's) new US Markets for Dental Implants 2009 report, although the
current economic crisis is resulting in lower procedural growth in the short
term, the US dental implant market will recover after 2010 and exceed $1
billion by 2013.

As a result of the slumping economy, patients are less likely to invest in
dental implant procedures, and some are opting instead for less expensive
alternatives, such as crowns and bridges. Because of this retrenchment,
dentists are now buying smaller volumes of dental implant products, reflecting
the decline in appointments. With economic recovery expected to begin in 2010,
however, market growth will be stimulated by preference for minimally invasive
procedures that offer improved aesthetic results and boast shorter treatment
lengths. Renewed procedure growth will be facilitated through the use of
custom-milled abutments, two-piece small-diameter dental implants, and guided
surgery technology.

"The growing population of general practitioners (GPs) placing dental implants
will also lead to steady market growth, particularly with small-diameter
implants that are easier to place and less invasive," says Poonam Jassi,
Senior Analyst at MRG. "More GPs will learn to place dental implants because
of the profit potential compared to alternative treatments, driving this
market into 2013."

MRG's US Markets for Dental Implants 2009 report provides coverage of key
industry competitors, including Astra Tech, Bicon Dental Implants,
BioHorizons, BIOMET 3i, Dentsply, Implant Direct, IMTEC, Keystone Dental,
Nobel Biocare, Straumann, Zimmer Dental, and many more.

About Millennium Research Group
Millennium Research Group (www.MRG.net), a Decision Resources, Inc. company
(www.DecisionResourcesInc.com), is the global authority on medical technology
market intelligence and the leading provider of strategic information to the
health care sector. The company provides specialized industry expertise
through published reports, ongoing Marketrack(TM) projects, and customized
solutions.

About Decision Resources, Inc.
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best-in-class, high-value information, and insights on important sectors of
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For more information, contact:

Amy Krohn
Millennium Research Group
416-364-7776 x101
akrohn@mrg.net

Elizabeth Marshall
Decision Resources Inc.
781-296-2563
emarshall@dresources.com

SOURCE Millennium Research Group

Amy Krohn of Millennium Research Group, +1-416-364-7776 x101, akrohn@mrg.net;
or Elizabeth Marshall of Decision Resources Inc., +1-781-296-2563,
emarshall@dresources.com