Although 2008 was tumultuous year in the dental implant market, many implant companies continued to invest in digital dentistry, entering into a series of partnerships and acquisitions, with the goal of emerging from the economic crisis as innovative market leaders in the burgeoning field, according to a new report from Millennium Research Group (MRG).
The recent partnerships and acquisitions involve firms that have an established competency and reputation for quality digital imaging and computer-assisted manufacturing, MRG noted. Also garnering attention are product developments in guided surgery planning software, custom-milled abutments, and prosthetics using CAD/CAM technology, which provide additional revenue streams, particularly because they work to improve the turnaround time for dentists.
"One of the many collaborations that took shape over the course of 2008 was Camlog Biotechnologies' work with Sirona Dental Systems and their joint release of custom-milled zirconium abutments for Camlog dental implants," said Kevin Flewwelling, manager of MRG's Orthopedics and Dental divisions, in a press release. "Meanwhile, companies like Nobel Biocare are already making improvements to previously released CAD/CAM software; it will be interesting to see which competitors will be at the forefront of digital dentistry once economic conditions improve."
MRG's Global Competitor Insights for Dental Implants 2009 report is designed to serve as a tool for evaluating the performance of the top 10 companies in the global dental implant market, the company noted.
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