The healthcare sector have been expanding over years and dentistry is not an exception. The increasing demands for dentistry have created favourable backgrounds for dental needle market to grow. Structurally, a dental needle have four major components- bevel, shank, hub, syringe adaptor, and cartridge penetration end. Increasing prevalence of dental conditions like periodontal disease, caries, besides others and rising dental-healthcare expenditure majorly drives the market growth. According American Society for Nutrition in 2016, 47 % of the adults in the U.S. have periodontal disease. Moreover, according to the American Dental Association, the U.S. national dental expenditures rose from USD 114 billion in 2014 and reached USD 117.5 billion in 2015. Additionally, growing geriatric population fuels the market growth. According to the report of WHO published in 2015, the geriatric population is expected to double and reach 2.1 billion by 2050. However, introduction of needleless delivery systems and risks of infection may restrain the market growth during the forecast period.
The global dental needle market is expected to grow at an approximate CAGR of 5.4% during the forecast period.
Segmentation
The global dental needle market is segmented on the basis of type, gauge, length, and end users, and others.
On the basis of type, the market is segmented into plastic hub dental needle, anaesthetic dental needle, by bevel design, and others. On the basis of bevel design the market is sub segmented into regular bevel needle, triple bevel needle, scalpel-designed bevel needle, and others.
On the basis of gauge, the market is categorised into 25G, 27G, 30G needle, and others. On the basis of length, the market is segmented into 8mm, 16mm, 22mm needle and others. On the basis of end users, the market is segmented into hospitals, clinics, academic institutes, others.
Key players for global dental needle market
The key players for the global dental needle market are Septodont (Europe), Dentsply Sirona. (U.S.), Shinhung Co., Ltd (Asia Pacific), NIPRO Medical Corporation (U.S.), TERUMO CORPORATION (Asia Pacific), MEDTRONIC (U.S.), J. MORITA CORP. (Asia Pacific), EXELINT International, Co. (U.S.), TSK Laboratory Europe B.V. (Asia Pacific), and others.