Asia Pacific Markets for Dental Implants and Final Abutments

• Publication date: September 2009

In 2008, the combined Asia-Pacific market for dental implants and final abutments was valued at just over US$480 million in 2008. The Asia Pacific market includes the markets for Japan, South Korea and Australia. This report analyizes the dental implant market by procedure type, shape, surface treatment, connection type and application and covers the final abutment market....

In 2008, the combined Asia-Pacific market for dental implants and final abutments was valued at just over US$480 million in 2008. The Asia Pacific market includes the markets for Japan, South Korea and Australia. This report analyizes the dental implant market by procedure type, shape, surface treatment, connection type and application and covers the final abutment market.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................I

LIST OF FIGURES ........................VI

LIST OF CHARTS .........................IX

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............. 1

1.1 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS AND FINAL ABUTMENTS.................. 1
1.2 ASIA-PACIFIC DENTAL IMPLANT MARKET .............. 2
1.3 DENTAL IMPLANT AVERAGE SELLING PRICES ........ 3
1.4 COUNTRY PROFILES ................. 4
1.4.1 Price Index ......................... 4
1.5 DENTAL IMPLANT PROCEDURE TYPES .................... 5
1.6 DENTAL IMPLANT CONNECTION TYPES .................. 5
1.7 FINAL ABUTMENTS MARKET ... 6
1.8 LEADING COMPETITORS .......... 7

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .... 8

2.1 RESEARCH SCOPE .................... 8
2.2 IDATA’S 9-STEP METHODOLOGY ............................ 8
Step 1: Project Initiation & Team Selection ............ 9
Step 2: Prepare Data Systems and Perform Secondary Research.............................. 10
Step 3: Preparation for Interviews & Questionnaire Design ..................................... 11
Step 4: Performing Primary Research ................... 12
Step 5: Research Analysis: Establishing Baseline Estimates ..................................... 14
Step 6: Market Forecast and Analysis ................... 15
Step 7: Identify Strategic Opportunities ................ 17
Step 8: Final Review and Market Release ............. 18
Step 9: Customer Feedback and Market Monitoring.................................................. 18

ASIA-PACIFIC DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKETS.......... 20

3.1 INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL IMPLANTS ................. 20
3.1.1 Definition of the Asia-Pacific Market .............. 20
3.1.2 Root-form Dental Implants .............................. 20
3.1.3 Non Root-Form Implants . 21
3.1.4 Dental Implant Applications ............................ 21
3.1.5 Mini-Implants ................... 22
3.1.6 Dental Implant Procedures .............................. 22
3.1.7 Dental Implant Shapes ..... 24
3.1.8 Dental Implant Surface Treatments ................. 25
3.1.9 Dental Implant Materials . 27
3.1.10 Dental Implant Connection Types ................. 28
3.1.11 Dental Implant Applications .......................... 29
3.1.12 Guided Surgery .............. 30
3.2 INTRODUCTION TO FINAL ABUTMENTS ................. 30
3.2.1 Stock Abutments ............... 30
3.2.2 Custom Abutments ........... 31
3.2.3 CAD/CAM Abutments ...... 31
3.3 CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES .............................. 32
3.4MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST ...................... 33
3.4.1 Combined Market ............ 33
3.5 DENTAL IMPLANT MARKET ... 37
3.5.1 Number of Implants Sold . 37
3.5.2 Average Selling Price of Implants ................... 38
3.5.3 Market for Dental Implants ............................. 41
3.5.4 Asia-Pacific Dental Implants by Procedure Type................................................. 43
3.5.5 Asia-Pacific Dental Implants by Shape ........... 45
3.5.6 Asia-Pacific Dental Implants by Surface Treatment............................................. 47
3.5.7 Asia-Pacific Dental Implants by Connection Type ............................................... 48
3.5.8 Asia-Pacific Dental Implants by Application ... 50
3.5.9 Final Abutment Market .... 52
3.5.10 Asia-Pacific Final Abutments by Fabrication Process....................................... 54
3.6MARKET DRIVERS ................. 56
3.6.1 Increased Awareness of Implants and the Demand for Improved Aesthetics ....... 56
3.6.2 Dental Implant Training Courses .................... 56
3.6.3 Brand-Name Recognition . 57
3.6.4 Aging Population ............. 57
3.6.5 Lack of Government Dental Insurance Coverage in South Korea ....................... 57
3.6.6 Technological Simplicity .. 58
3.6.7 Product Reliability ........... 58
3.6.8 Long-Term Cost Efficiency .............................. 59
3.7MARKET LIMITERS ................ 59
3.7.1 Global Economic Recession ............................ 59
3.7.2 Conventional Dental Training ......................... 60
3.7.3 Nature and Length of the Process .................... 60
3.7.4 High Immediate Cost ....... 60
3.7.5 Improving Dental Health . 61
3.7.6 Price Competition ............ 61
3.8MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ............................... 63
3.9 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS ....... 65

COUNTRY PROFILES ................. 71

4.1 INTRODUCTION ...................... 71
4.1.1 Population ........................ 71
4.1.2 GDP per Capita ............... 71
4.1.3 Dental Implants Placed Per 10,000 Inhabitants................................................... 71
4.1.4 Price Index ....................... 72
4.2 ASIA-PACIFIC DENTAL IMPLANT PER CAPITA SUMMARY......................................... 72
4.3 JAPAN ..................................... 74
4.4 SOUTH KOREA ....................... 75
4.5 AUSTRALIA ............................ 76
4.6 ASIA-PACIFIC TOOTH LOSS STATISTICS ................ 77
4.7 DENTISTS PER POPULATION AND DENTAL IMPLANT PROCEDURE COSTS BY COUNTRY
.................................................... 79
4.8 DENTISTS PLACING IMPLANTS BY COUNTRY ........ 80

JAPANESE DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET................... 82

5.1 INTRODUCTION ...................... 82
5.2MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST ...................... 84
5.2.1 Dental Implant Market ..... 84
5.2.2 Dental Implant Price Breakdown .................... 87
5.3 FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET .. 88
5.4 COUNTRY SPECIFIC DRIVERS AND LIMITERS ........ 90
5.4.1 Market Drivers ................. 90
5.4.2 Market Limiters ................ 91
5.5 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS ....... 93
5.6 JAPANESE DENTAL IMPLANTS BY PROCEDURE TYPE................................................. 97
5.7 JAPANESE DENTAL IMPLANTS BY SHAPE ............ 100
5.8 JAPANESE DENTAL IMPLANTS BY SURFACE TREATMENT........................................ 103
5.9 JAPANESE DENTAL IMPLANTS BY CONNECTION TYPE............................................. 104
5.10 JAPANESE DENTAL IMPLANTS BY APPLICATION .................................................... 107
5.11 JAPANESE FINAL ABUTMENTS BY FABRICATION PROCESS .................................... 110

SOUTH KOREAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET ..... 113

6.1 INTRODUCTION .................... 113
6.2MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST .................... 115
6.2.1 Dental Implant Market ... 115
6.2.2 Dental Implant Price Breakdown .................. 118
6.3 FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET 119
6.4 COUNTRY SPECIFIC DRIVERS AND LIMITERS ...... 121
6.4.1 Market Drivers ............... 121
6.4.2 Market Limiters .............. 122
6.5 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS ..... 124
6.6 SOUTH KOREAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY PROCEDURE TYPE..................................... 128
6.7 SOUTH KOREAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY SHAPE .. 131
6.8 SOUTH KOREAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY SURFACE TREATMENT.............................. 134
6.9 SOUTH KOREAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY CONNECTION TYPE................................... 135
6.10 SOUTH KOREAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY APPLICATION .......................................... 138
6.11 SOUTH KOREAN FINAL ABUTMENTS BY FABRICATION PROCESS .......................... 141

AUSTRALIAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET ........... 144

7.1 INTRODUCTION .................... 144
7.2MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST .................... 147
7.2.1 Dental Implant Market ... 147
7.2.2 Dental Implant Price Breakdown .................. 150
7.3 FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET 151
7.4 COUNTRY SPECIFIC DRIVERS AND LIMITERS ...... 153
7.4.1 Market Drivers ............... 153
7.4.2 Market Limiters .............. 154
7.5 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS ..... 156
7.6 AUSTRALIAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY PROCEDURE TYPE.......................................... 160
7.7 AUSTRALIAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY SHAPE ....... 163
7.8 AUSTRALIAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY SURFACE TREATMENT................................... 165
7.9 AUSTRALIAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY CONNECTION TYPE........................................ 166
7.10 AUSTRALIAN DENTAL IMPLANTS BY APPLICATION............................................... 169
7.11 AUSTRALIAN FINAL ABUTMENTS BY FABRICATION PROCESS............................... 172

ABBREVIATIONS ....................... 175

LIST OF FIGURES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................... 1
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ....................... 8
ASIA-PACIFIC DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKETS ..... 20
Figure 3-1: Exchange Rates for the U.S. Dollar (US$), 2008 ............................... 32
Figure 3-2: Combined Asia-Pacific Market for Dental Implants and Final
Abutments, 2005 – 2015 (US$) ................. 34
Figure 3-3: Dental Implants Market, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 (US$)................. 41
Figure 3-4: Dental Implants by Procedure Type, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 ......... 43
Figure 3-5: Dental Implants by Shape, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015........................ 45
Figure 3-6: Dental Implant Surface Treatment Brands, Asia-Pacific, 2008 ........... 47
Figure 3-7: Dental Implants by Connection Type, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 ....... 48
Figure 3-8: Dental Implants by Application, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 ............... 50
Figure 3-9: Final Abutment Market, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 (US$) ................. 52
Figure 3-10: Final Abutments by Fabrication Process, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 54
Figure 3-11: Drivers and Limiters in the Asia-Pacific Market for Dental Implants,
2008 ......................... 62
Figure 3-12: Leading Competitors in the Combined Dental Implant and Final
Abutment Market, Asia-Pacific, 2008 ........ 68
Figure 3-13: Dental Implant Market Share by Country, Asia-Pacific, 2008 .......... 69
COUNTRY PROFILES . 71
Figure 4-1: Country Indicators, 2008 ............. 72
Figure 4-2: Population per Dentist and Dental Implant Procedure Costs, 2008 ..... 79
Figure 4-3: Percentages of Dentists Placing Implants by Country, 2008............... 80
JAPANESE DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET ............. 82
Figure 5-1: Dental Implants Market, Japan, 2005 – 2015 (US$)........................... 85
Figure 5-2: Dental Implants Market, Japan, 2005 – 2015 (JPY¥) ......................... 85
Figure 5-3: Final Abutments Market, Japan, 2005 – 2015 (US$) .......................... 88
Figure 5-4: Final Abutments Market, Japan, 2005 – 2015 (JPY¥) ........................ 89
Figure 5-5: Leading Competitors in the Dental Implant and Final Abutment
Market, Japan, 2008 .. 95
Figure 5-6: Dental Implants by Procedure Type, Japan, 2005 – 2015 ................... 98
Figure 5-7: Dental Implants by Shape, Japan, 2005 – 2015 ................................ 101
Figure 5-8: Dental Implant Surface Treatment Brands, Japan, 2008 ................... 103
Figure 5-9: Dental Implant Market by Connection Type, Japan, 2005 – 2015..... 105
Figure 5-10: Dental Implants Segmented by Application, Japan, 2005 – 2015 .... 108
Figure 5-11: Final Abutment Market by Fabrication Process, Japan, 2005 – 2015111
SOUTH KOREAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET . 113
Figure 6-1: Dental Implants Market, South Korea, 2005 – 2015 (US$)............... 116
Figure 6-2: Dental Implants Market, South Korea, 2005 – 2015 (KRN?) .......... 116
Figure 6-3: Final Abutments Market, South Korea, 2005 – 2015 (US$).............. 119
Figure 6-4: Final Abutments Market, South Korea, 2005 – 2015 (KRN?) ......... 120
Figure 6-5: Leading Competitors in the Dental Implant and Final Abutment
Market, South Korea, 2008 ..................... 126
Figure 6-6: Dental Implants by Procedure Type, South Korea, 2005 – 2015 ....... 129
Figure 6-7: Dental Implants by Shape, South Korea, 2005 – 2015...................... 132
Figure 6-8: Dental Implant Surface Treatment Brands, South Korea, 2008......... 134
Figure 6-9: Dental Implant Market by Connection Type, South Korea, 2005 –
2015 ....................... 136
Figure 6-10: Dental Implants Segmented by Application, South Korea, 2005 –
2015 ....................... 139
Figure 6-11: Final Abutment Market by Fabrication Process, South Korea, 2005 –
2015 ....................... 142
AUSTRALIAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET...... 144
Figure 7-1: Dental Implants Market, Australia, 2005 – 2015 (US$) ................... 148
Figure 7-2: Dental Implants Market, Australia, 2005 – 2015 (AU$) ................... 148
Figure 7-3: Final Abutments Market, Australia, 2005 – 2015 (US$) .................. 151
Figure 7-4: Final Abutments Market, Australia, 2005 – 2015 (AU$) .................. 152
Figure 7-5: Leading Competitors in the Dental Implant and Final Abutment
Market, Australia, 2008 .......................... 158
Figure 7-6: Dental Implants by Procedure Type, Australia, 2005 – 2015 ............ 161
Figure 7-7: Dental Implants by Shape, Australia, 2005 – 2015 .......................... 163
Figure 7-8: Dental Implant Surface Treatment Brands, Australia, 2008.............. 165
Figure 7-9: Dental Implant Market by Connection Type, Australia, 2005 –
2015 ....................... 167
Figure 7-10: Dental Implants Segmented by Application, Australia, 2005 –
2015 ....................... 170
Figure 7-11: Final Abutment Market by Fabrication Process, Australia, 2005 –
2015 ....................... 173
ABBREVIATIONS ..... 175

LIST OF CHART S

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................... 1
Chart 1-1: Dental Implants and Final Abutments Market, Asia-Pacific, (US$),
2005 – 2015 ................ 1
Chart 1-2: Market for Dental Implants, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 (US$)............... 2
Chart 1-3: Average Selling Prices for Dental Implants by Country, (US$), 2008 .... 3
Chart 1-4: Australian Price Index, Implants per Capita, GDP per Capita, and
Population, 2008 ......... 4
Chart 1-5: Dental Implants by Connection Type, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 ......... 5
Chart 1-6: Final Abutment Fabrication Process, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 ............ 6
Chart 1-7: Leading Competitors in the Combined Dental Implant and Abutment
Market, Asia-Pacific, 2008 .......................... 7
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ....................... 8
ASIA-PACIFIC DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKETS ..... 20
Chart 3-1: Combined Dental Implants and Final Abutments Market, Asia-Pacific,
2005 – 2015 (US$) .... 35
Chart 3-2: Combined Dental Implants and Final Abutments Market by Country,
Asia-Pacific, 2008 (US$) ......................... 36
Chart 3-3: Number of Dental Implants Placed, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015............ 37
Chart 3-4: Average Selling Price of Implants in the Asia-Pacific Region, 2005 –
2015 (US$) ............... 38
Chart 3-5: Cost of Dental Implants Related to Other Costs, Asia-Pacific, 2008
(US$) ....................... 39
Chart 3-6: Dental Implant Market Segmented by Price Range, Asia-Pacific, 2008
(US$) ...................... 40
Chart 3-7: Dental Implants Market, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 (US$) .................. 42
Chart 3-8: Dental Implants by Procedure Type, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 ......... 44
Chart 3-9: Dental Implants by Shape, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 ......................... 46
Chart 3-10: Dental Implants by Connection Type, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015....... 49
Chart 3-11: Dental Implants by Application, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015............... 51
Chart 3-12: Final Abutment Market, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 (US$) ................. 53
Chart 3-13: Final Abutments by Fabrication Process, Asia-Pacific, 2005 – 2015 .. 55
Chart 3-14: Leading Competitors in the Combined Dental Implant and Abutment
Market, Asia-Pacific, 2008 ........................ 70
COUNTRY PROFILES . 71
Chart 4-1: Dental Implants Placed Per 10,000 Inhabitants, Asia-Pacific, 2008 ..... 73
Chart 4-2: Japanese Price Index, Implants per Capita, GDP per Capita, and
Population, 2008 ....... 74
Chart 4-3: South Korean Price Index, Implants per Capita, GDP per Capita, and
Population, 2008 ...... 75
Chart 4-4: Australian Price Index, Implants per Capita, GDP per Capita, and
Population, 2008 ....... 76
Chart 4-5: Percentages of Dentists Placing Implants by Country, Asia-Pacific,
2008 ......................... 81
JAPANESE DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET ............. 82
Chart 5-1: Dental Implants Market, Japan, 2005 – 2015 (US$) ............................ 86
Chart 5-2: Dental Implant Market Segmented by Price Range, Japan, 2008.......... 87
Chart 5-3: Leading Competitors in the Dental Implant and Final Abutment
Market, Japan, 2008 .. 96
Chart 5-4: Dental Implants by Procedure Type, Japan, 2005 – 2015..................... 99
Chart 5-5: Dental Implants by Shape, Japan, 2005 – 2015 ................................. 102
Chart 5-6: Dental Implant Market by Connection Type, Japan, 2005 – 2015 ...... 106
Chart 5-7: Dental Implants Segmented by Application, Japan, 2005 – 2015 ....... 109
Chart 5-8: Final Abutment Market by Fabrication Process, Japan, 2005 – 2015.. 112
SOUTH KOREAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET . 113
Chart 6-1: Dental Implants Market, South Korea, 2005 – 2015 (US$) ................ 117
Chart 6-2: Dental Implant Market Segmented by Price Range, South Korea,
2008 ....................... 118
Chart 6-3: Leading Competitors in the Dental Implant and Final Abutment
Market, South Korea, 2008 ..................... 127
Chart 6-4: Dental Implants by Procedure Type, South Korea, 2005 – 2015 ........ 130
Chart 6-5: Dental Implants by Shape, South Korea, 2005 – 2015 ....................... 133
Chart 6-6: Dental Implant Market by Connection Type, South Korea, 2005 –
2015 ....................... 137
Chart 6-7: Dental Implants Segmented by Application, South Korea, 2005 –
2015 ....................... 140
Chart 6-8: Final Abutment Market by Fabrication Process, South Korea, 2005 –
2015 ....................... 143
AUSTRALIAN DENTAL IMPLANT AND FINAL ABUTMENT MARKET...... 144
Chart 7-1: Dental Implants Market, Australia, 2005 – 2015 (US$) ..................... 149
Chart 7-2: Dental Implant Market Segmented by Price Range, Australia, 2008 .. 150
Chart 7-3: Leading Competitors in the Dental Implant and Final Abutment
Market, Australia, 2008 .......................... 159
Chart 7-4: Dental Implants by Procedure Type, Australia, 2005 – 2015 ............. 162
Chart 7-5: Dental Implants by Shape, Australia, 2005 – 2015 ............................ 164
Chart 7-6: Dental Implant Market by Connection Type, Australia, 2005 – 2015 . 168
Chart 7-7: Dental Implants Segmented by Application, Australia, 2005 – 2015 .. 171
Chart 7-8: Final Abutment Market by Fabrication Process, Australia, 2005 –
2015 ....................... 174
ABBREVIATIONS ..... 175