Dental Digital X-ray Equipment Market Trends

Growth Drivers

• Rising disease occurrence and patient pool: As per the CDC report, the prevalence of dental screening, examination or cleaning among people aged above 18 is 65.5% in the 2023. These utilization rates impact the rise in the preventive dental care across elderly populations. Further, the growing public health campaigns and insurance coverage expansions driving the participation in oral health checkups. These trends demand the advanced dental diagnostic imaging technologies in the future.
• Advancements in dental devices via AI: AI-enabled dental X-ray devices are actively redefining the imaging efficiency. Vatech Green X CBCT system is an AI enabled dental imaging system approved by FDA in 2023 for anatomical landmark detection. The system has reduced the operator errors and enhanced the implant planning further. Companies including Dentsply Sirona and Carestream Dental have enhanced the system using cloud to enable real time diagnostics, aiding the workflow in dental practices. These innovations are implemented via FDA Breakthrough Device Designations surging the timely market reach for digital solutions for enhanced clinical benefits. 
• Health program expansion: Government supported programs by the oral health programs surge the device demand. As per the CDC report released in May 2024, many adults and children have poor oral health in U.S. accounting to half of the children and adolescents age from 12 to 19, which is 57% of the overall population. This has supported public health interventions focused on treatment and early detection. Further, increased funding for school dental programs surges the diagnostic technologies.

Total Global Sales of Dental Products

Source: International Trade Administration, December 2024

AI Advancements in Dental Applications, 2022

Source: NLM article on Personalized dental medicine, artificial intelligence, and their relevance for dentomaxillofacial imaging published in December 2022

Challenges

• Reimbursement gap and limited access in developing markets: In most LMICs (Low- and Middle-Income Countries), dental diagnosis is usually not covered by universal health schemes. For example, in India, based on the Healthcare Express report released in June 2024 depicts that public insurance programs do not cover dental issues, resulting in out-of-pocket costs for patients. Further, there occurs a diagnostic delay, particularly in children and the elderly, which burdens the market growth for device manufacturers. Further, this exclusion significantly impacts timely oral disease detection, often resulting in more invasive and expensive treatment delays. Manufacturers experience low levels of adoption and limited commercial feasibility, particularly in rural and underprivileged areas.