U.S. Dental Implants and Dental Bone Substitutes Market Forecast to Reach $1 Billion in 2011, According to New Analysis from Medtech Insight.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2004

Medtech Insight LLC, a leading provider of medical technology business information, announced the publication of a new report detailing the U.S. markets for permanent tooth replacements and dental bone augmentation products, entitled "U.S. Markets for Dental Implants and Dental Bone Substitutes."

Implantology is a new and evolving area of applied dentistry that incorporates elements of traditional dental disciplines such as oral surgery, periodontics, and prosthodontics. Bone augmentation and regeneration techniques have radically expanded the possibilities for implant-based restorative dentistry, and have provided dental practitioners with a variety of sophisticated tools to improve the efficacy of traditional implantation procedures and limit their potential long-term morbidity.

In 2002, the dental implants and dental bone substitutes market totaled approximately $297 million, and is forecast to increase significantly to nearly $1 billion in 2011. Market drivers include the aging population, technological advances, increasing public acceptance, and an increasing number of dental general practitioners and specialists incorporating these technologies and techniques into their practice.

This new 174-page report includes analyses of technologies, market forecasts, competitors and opportunities in: dental allograft tissues, dental bone augmentation products, dental implants and dental bone substitutes. Companies detailed in this report include: Ace Surgical Supply, Bicon, Bio-Lok International, Biomet, Bioplant, Centerpulse/Zimmer, Dentatus, Dentsply International, Impladent, IMTEC, Innova LifeSciences, Lifecore Biomedical, Nobel Biocare, Osteotech, Sterngold Dental, and Straumann, among many others. A full table of contents for this report and ordering information can be viewed at http://www.medtechinsight.com/ReportA335.html.

Medtech Insight is publisher of the "medtech insight" newsletter, covering the latest trends and innovations in the medical device industry. The company publishes analyses of medical technology markets through its Reports group, holds "Investment In Innovation" conferences for emerging medical technology companies and potential investors, and provides custom market research through its Consulting group. For more information on this new report, or the many other published and upcoming Market and Technology Reports from Medtech Insight, please contact Scott Pantel at Medtech Insight at 949-219-0150, 888-290-2225 toll-free in the United States, or by e-mail at [e-mail]. Visit the company's Web site www.medtechinsight.com to view tables of contents for published and upcoming reports, and to download a sample issue of the "medtech insight" newsletter.