The dental CAD/CAM market is poised to witness a lucrative rate of growth over the coming years due to growing healthcare expenditure, rising awareness regarding dental procedures, rapid development in advanced dental software and increasing number of practicing dentists across the globe. CAD/CAM dentistry is known as a discipline of dentistry which uses CAM/CAD (Computer-aided manufacturing/Computer-aided design) systems to enhance the design as well as fabrication of dental restorations.

With CAM and CAD, dentists could get top-quality bridges, onlays, inlays, crowns, cast partial dentures, and implant abutments among others. In addition, CAD/CAM could also be used in orthodontics. The use of CAD/CAM technology has further led to the enhancement of the prevailing therapeutic solutions and has paved the way for some novel solutions.

The essential application fields for both computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing range from prosthetics and restorative dentistry to implantology, orthodontics and oral surgery. This technique could further be used for numerous fixed prostheses, supra-implantary prostheses, dental veneers, inlay cores as well as temporary prostheses. It could also be used for removable prostheses on implants.

The dental CAD/CAM market is bifurcated in terms of type, component, end-use, and regional landscape. Based on type, the market is divided into in-office systems and in-lab systems. In-office systems segment is expected to witness around 6.5% CAGR between 2021-2027. The increasing demand for chairside systems will boost the product use.

With respect to component, the market is classified into software and hardware. In 2020, the software segment was valued at around $342 million in market value and is forecasted to progress at rapid pace over the above projected time period. The growth is attributed to rapid development in advanced dental software.

Dental lab CAM/CAD software is used to form a 3D digital model of a dental restoration, further instructing a 3D printer or a mill on how to produce it. Dental lab computer aided design software is basically designed to thoroughly guide the technician through designing a 3D digital model of a bridge, denture, crown or in that case other dental restorations.

In terms of end-use, the overall dental CAD/CAM market is categorized into dental milling centers, dental laboratories, and dental clinics. Dental Clinics segment held more than 38% market share in 2020 and is estimated to follow robust growth over the coming years. This projected growth is ascribed to the increasing number of practicing dentists across the world.

From a regional frame of reference, Latin America dental CAD/CAM market is slated to grow at a CAGR of more than 4.7% through 2027. The growth is majorly ascribed to the rising awareness regarding dental procedures along with growing healthcare expenditure.