Surgical And Dental Loupes MarketSize and Trends

Surgical and Dental Loupes Market - Drivers

The surgical and dental loupes market growth is driven by increasing prevalence of dental problems. According to FDI World Dental Federation’s Oral Health Atlas Published in 2015, oral disease affects around 3.9 billion people worldwide, with untreated tooth decay, which impacts around 44% of world’s population. Moreover, 90% of tooth decay cases require endodontic procedures that involves surgical procedure to save the natural tooth. Rising incidence of musculoskeletal disorders related to dental anatomy and increasing utilization of restorative dentistry and endodontic practices by the utilization of dental loupes drives growth of the surgical and dental loupes market. In addition, increasing dental insurance coverage and rising number of dental procedures drives growth of the surgical and dental loupes market.

Moreover, manufacturers and researchers are entering into partnerships, which include the agreement that allow dentists to improve patient care. For instance, in June 2013, Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc. and Henry Schein Dental announced their distribution partnership in the U.S. for ZEISS EyeMag dental loupes. This partnership facilitates the U.S. dentists to easily incorporate practice premium dental loupes for improved patient care. According to the World Health Organization’s Oral Health factsheet in 2018, the world prevalence of traumatic dental injuries in the arrangement of teeth in a particular individual is around 20%. Oral dental trauma can be caused by oral and environmental factors (unsafe playgrounds and schools).

Geriatric population with dental problems is another major factor driving growth of the market, as they face oral health issues such as shrinkage of gums with age, leading to tooth decay or infection, loss of teeth, and poor fitting dentures. According to WHO oral health factsheet 2012, around 30% of people aged 65–74 years have no natural teeth and burden is expected to increase in the near future.

Moreover, in November 2016, Orascoptic, a leader in superior vision solutions for dental and medical professionals, launched HDL 2.5 Micro- a 2.5x magnification power Galilean loupe with high definition resolution and substantial field of view.