The Key Group has released its 2011 U. S. Dental Laboratory Market Assessment and Trends report, a dental laboratory overview of material usage and trends, the company announced. Categories include crowns, bridges, digital technologies, dental implants, dentures, and production outsourcing in the U.S. dental market.
The report includes data from more than 300 U.S. dental laboratories, and provides quantitative and statistical information with trends reported by end users and contemporary product market shares. It provides analysis of production methods and consumable materials usage in both fixed and removable indirect dental restorations, covering both in-house and outsourcing business models.
True market share and trending statistics are critical for dental products companies to understand the competitive landscape and build a reliable forecasting model, according to Key Group President Tim Mafale.