치과용 재료 시장 규모, 점유율, 동향 분석(2026-2032년)

Global Dental Materials Market Report to 2032

The global dental materials market was valued at nearly $11.1 billion in 2025. It is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6%, reaching $15.2 billion by 2032.

This report covers the global market for dental materials, including dental cements, dental impression materials, direct restorative materials, temporary restorative materials, dental bonding agents, dental core build-up materials, dental anesthetics, whitening treatment products and prophylaxis powder and paste.

The analysis includes unit sales, average selling prices (ASPs), procedure numbers, market size, market shares, growth trends, market forecasts through 2032 and historical data back to 2022.

Market growth is supported by aging populations, rising dental procedure volumes, restorative material innovation, preventive care demand and the growing role of digitally compatible materials. However, limited dental insurance coverage, intense price competition and commoditization continue to restrict stronger value growth.

Market Overview

The global dental materials market includes a broad range of consumable products used in restorative, preventive, anesthetic, cosmetic and supporting dental procedures.

The market is highly procedure-driven, with demand tied to recurring dental visits, restorative treatment volumes, preventive care routines and patient willingness to pay for dental services. Unlike capital equipment markets, dental materials generate consistent recurring demand because many products are used on a per-procedure basis.

Emerging technologies are reshaping demand across the market. Digital dentistry, including intraoral scanning and chairside CAD/CAM workflows, is reducing reliance on conventional impression materials and some temporary restorations.

At the same time, digital workflows are reinforcing demand for compatible restorative materials, bonding agents and cementation products. Preventive care also remains important, supporting stable demand for prophylaxis powder and paste products across clinics and hygiene-focused treatment settings.

Market Drivers

Rising Dental Procedure Volumes Driven by Population Aging

The continued aging of the global population is increasing demand for restorative, prosthetic and preventive dental procedures.

Older patients are more likely to experience tooth wear, caries, periodontal conditions and tooth loss. These conditions directly support recurring demand for dental materials used in restorations, cementation, anesthesia, bonding and prophylaxis.

As more patients retain their natural teeth later in life, treatment needs are becoming more complex and longer-lasting. This supports demand for high-quality materials that can help preserve dentition, improve function and maintain appearance.

The aging population also contributes to more frequent dental visits and higher demand for maintenance procedures, which supports stable use of preventive and restorative consumables.

Technological Development

Technological development is a major driver in the dental materials market. Innovation is focused on improving product characteristics such as self-adhesiveness, dual-cure performance, bioactivity, delivery efficiency and reduced waste.

Self-adhesive, dual-cure, resin and resin-modified glass ionomer materials are newer developments that support both unit sales and pricing. These products can simplify clinical workflows while improving material performance.

In core build-up materials, improved translucency in dual-cure products allows for deeper light curing and faster curing times. This supports clinical efficiency and can reduce chair time.

In dental anesthetics, innovation is focused on patient-friendly products such as needle-free injectors and improved drug formulations such as articaine. Reducing patient discomfort and anxiety remains a key priority for dentists, supporting products that can improve the treatment experience.

Preventive Care and Recurring Consumables

The growing focus on preventive dental care is supporting stable and recurring demand for prophylaxis powder and paste products.

Preventive products benefit from regular hygiene visits, maintenance care and clinic-based cleaning procedures. These products are used frequently and generate repeat demand across dental practices.

As patient awareness of oral health increases, preventive care is expected to remain an important part of dental practice. This supports demand for prophylaxis materials and other consumables tied to routine care.

Preventive segments also help balance the market against more elective categories, such as whitening, which are more sensitive to patient affordability and discretionary spending.

Market Limiters

Lack of Insurance Coverage

Limited dental insurance coverage remains a major limiter across most regions.

Patients are often responsible for a significant portion of dental treatment costs through co-payments, deductibles or direct out-of-pocket payments. This creates affordability barriers, especially for higher-cost restorative, prosthetic and cosmetic procedures.

Coverage limits for dental procedures have remained largely unchanged in many markets, despite rising costs for materials, prosthetics and clinical services. This makes treatment harder to access for some patients.

Elective and aesthetic procedures, including whitening, are particularly sensitive to limited reimbursement. This can restrict procedure volumes and reduce consumption of related dental materials.

Intense Price Competition and Commoditization

The dental materials market is characterized by extensive product overlap, private-label offerings and aggressive distributor pricing.

Many categories include products with similar clinical use cases, which makes it difficult for manufacturers to maintain pricing power. This is especially true in mature segments where dentists can switch between comparable materials.

Dental service organizations and group purchasing organizations are also increasing purchasing power and price transparency. These buyers can negotiate stronger discounts and place pressure on supplier margins.

Commoditization is especially evident in prophylaxis and whitening products, where multiple competitors offer similar solutions. This limits ASP growth even when procedure volumes increase.

Digital Workflow Displacement

Digital dentistry is supporting some product categories but limiting others.

Intraoral scanning and CAD/CAM systems are reducing reliance on conventional impression materials. As more clinics use digital impressions, demand for some traditional impression products may decline.

Digital workflows can also reduce the use of certain temporary restorative products by enabling faster production of definitive restorations in some settings.

This shift does not reduce the importance of dental materials overall, but it changes product mix. Manufacturers with conventional material portfolios may face pressure unless they adapt to digitally compatible restorative, bonding and cementation workflows.

Market Coverage and Data Scope

• Quantitative coverage: Market size, market shares, procedure numbers, market forecasts, market growth rates, units sold and average selling prices.
• Qualitative coverage: Market drivers and limiters, competitive analysis, recent mergers and acquisitions, company profiles, product portfolios and leading competitors.
• Time frame: Base year 2025, forecasts to 2032 and historical data back to 2022.
• Market modeling: Revenue is analyzed using unit sales and ASPs, supported by procedure numbers, competitive share analysis and forecast assumptions.
• Device scope: The report covers dental cements, dental impression materials, direct restorative materials, temporary restorative materials, dental bonding agents, dental core build-up materials, dental anesthetics, whitening treatment products and prophylaxis powder and paste.

Markets Covered and Segmentation

Dental Cement Market

• Device type: Permanent cement and temporary cement.

Dental cements are used for restorative and prosthetic placement, including crowns, bridges and other indirect restorations.

Dental Impression Market

• Product type: Vinyl polysiloxane, polyether, alginate and other.
• Delivery type: Cartridge, syringe, Garant gun, hand-mix, dynamic mixer and other.

Direct Restorative Market

• Product type: Composite, glass ionomer, resin-modified glass ionomer and amalgam.
• Delivery type: Powder/liquid, auto-mix syringe, two-paste/syringe and unit dose/capsule.
• Curing method: Light-cure, self-cure and dual-cure.

Temporary Restorative Market

Temporary restorative materials are used while patients await definitive restorations or during staged treatment plans.

Dental Bonding Agent Market

• Product type: Total-etch, self-etch and universal.
• Delivery type: Two-paste/syringe, brush, unit dose, capsule, vial, bottle and auto-mix.
• Curing method: Light-cure, self-cure and dual-cure.
• Application type: Direct and indirect.

Dental Core Build-Up Market

• Product type: Composite resin, glass ionomer/RMGI and other.
• Delivery type: Auto-mix syringe, hand-mix and pre-mix.
• Curing method: Light-cure, self-cure and dual-cure.

Dental Anesthetic Market

• Product type: Topical and local injection.
• Drug type: Lidocaine, articaine, mepivacaine, bupivacaine and prilocaine.

Dental Whitening Treatment Market

• Product type: Dental bleaching materials, after-bleaching gels and at-home teeth whitening.
• Setting: Clinics market and at-home market.

Prophylaxis Treatment Market

• Product type: Prophylaxis powder and prophylaxis paste.

Each segment is analyzed by market size, market shares, procedure numbers, market forecasts, market growth rates, units sold and average selling prices.

Competitive Analysis

Solventum, Dentsply Sirona and Ultradent accounted for a substantial portion of the global dental materials market in 2025, although each company had a different competitive profile.

Solventum remained the most broadly diversified player. The company held leading positions across core restorative and preventive material categories, including dental cements, impression materials, direct restorative materials, temporary restorative materials, bonding agents and core build-up materials.

However, Solventum's participation in whitening and prophylaxis-related treatments remained limited, reflecting a strategic focus on core restorative consumables rather than hygiene-driven categories.

Dentsply Sirona demonstrated a more balanced multi-segment presence. The company held solid positions across impression materials, direct restorative materials, bonding agents and dental anesthetics. It also held a notably strong position in prophylaxis powder and paste, where it emerged as a clear segment leader.

Ultradent remained highly concentrated in whitening and prophylaxis treatment. The company captured a dominant share in these categories while maintaining minimal exposure to other dental material segments.

GC continued to be a notable competitor, driven by strong performance in dental cements, direct restorative materials, impression materials and core build-up materials. Its position is supported by long-standing leadership in glass ionomer technology.

Septodont derived its market presence almost exclusively from the dental anesthetic segment, where it held a dominant share relative to other competitors. Despite its narrow focus, its anesthetic strength translated into a meaningful overall market share.

Technology and Practice Trends

Digital Dentistry

Digital dentistry is changing demand for dental materials.

Intraoral scanning and chairside CAD/CAM systems are reducing the use of conventional impressions while increasing demand for digitally compatible restorative and cementation materials.

Self-Adhesive Materials

Self-adhesive materials are becoming more important because they simplify clinical workflows.

These products can reduce procedural steps and improve efficiency.

Dual-Cure Technology

Dual-cure materials are gaining adoption across restorative and core build-up applications.

They support deeper curing and more predictable performance in areas where light access may be limited.

Bioactive Materials

Bioactive material development is supporting innovation in restorative dentistry.

These materials are designed to interact more favorably with tooth structure and may support long-term clinical performance.

Waste- and Time-Minimizing Delivery

Improved delivery systems are helping dentists reduce waste and shorten chair time.

Auto-mix syringes, unit-dose capsules and pre-mix formats support efficiency and consistency.

Preventive Care Focus

Preventive care continues to support recurring demand for prophylaxis products.

This gives the market a stable consumable base tied to routine hygiene visits and maintenance care.

Geography

This report provides global coverage across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

Why This Report

• How large is the global dental materials market today, and how much is it expected to grow through 2032?
• How are dental cements, impression materials, restorative materials, bonding agents, core build-up materials, anesthetics, whitening products and prophylaxis materials performing?
• How are unit sales, ASPs, procedure numbers and market values changing over time?
• How is digital dentistry affecting conventional impression materials and temporary restorations?
• Which material categories are benefiting from CAD/CAM workflows and digital compatibility?
• How are aging populations and rising dental procedure volumes supporting demand?
• Why are limited insurance coverage and out-of-pocket costs restricting market growth?
• How are DSOs, GPOs, distributor pricing and private-label products affecting ASPs?
• Which companies lead the global dental materials market?
• How are Solventum, Dentsply Sirona, Ultradent, GC and Septodont positioned across restorative, preventive, whitening and anesthetic material segments?

The Global Dental Materials Market Report from iData Research answers these questions with procedure-based models, ASP data, company share insights and forecasts through 2032. Use it to evaluate demand, benchmark competitors, understand digital workflow disruption and support commercial planning in the global dental materials market.

TABLE OF CONTENT

List of Figures

List of Charts

executive summary

Global Dental Materials Market Overview

Competitive Analysis

Market Trends

Market Developments

Procedures Included

Markets Included

Regions Included

Key Report Updates

Version History

research methodology

• Step 1: Project Initiation & Team Selection
• Step 2: Prepare Data Systems and Perform Secondary Research
• Step 3: Preparation for Interviews & Questionnaire Design
• Step 4: Performing Primary Research
• Step 5: Research Analysis: Establishing Baseline Estimates
• Step 6: Market Forecast and Analysis
• Step 7: Identify Strategic Opportunities
• Step 8: Final Review and Market Release
• Step 9: Customer Feedback and Market Monitoring

Impact of Global Tariffs

Global Dental Materials Market Overview

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Market Overview & Trend Analysis
  • 3.2.1 By Segment
  • 3.2.1 By Region
• 3.3 Drivers and Limiters
  • 3.3.1 Market Drivers
  • 3.3.1 Market Limiters
• 3.4 Competitive Market Share Analysis
• 3.5 Mergers and Acquisitions

Dental Cement Market

• 4.1 Executive Summary
  • 4.1.1 Global Dental Cement Market Overview
  • 4.1.2 Competitive Analysis
  • 4.1.3 Markets Included
  • 4.1.4 Regions Included
• 4.2 Introduction
• 4.3 Procedure Numbers
• 4.4 Market Overview
  • 4.4.1 By Segment
  • 4.4.2 By Region
• 4.5 Market Analysis and Forecast
  • 4.5.1 Total Dental Cement Market
  • 4.5.2 Permanent Dental Cement Market
  • 4.5.3 Temporary Dental Cement Market
• 4.6 Unit Analysis and Forecast
  • 4.6.1 Permanent Dental Cement Units Sold by Material Type
  • 4.6.2 Permanent Dental Cement Units Sold by Delivery Type
  • 4.6.3 Permanent Dental Cement Units Sold by Curing Method
  • 4.6.4 Permanent Dental Cement Units Sold by Application Type
• 4.7 Drivers and Limiters
  • 4.7.1 Market Drivers
  • 4.7.2 Market Limiters
• 4.8 Competitive Market Share Analysis

Dental Impression material Market

• 5.1 Executive Summary
  • 5.1.1 Global Dental Impression Material Market Overview
  • 5.1.2 Competitive Analysis
  • 5.1.3 Procedures Included
  • 5.1.4 Markets Included
  • 5.1.5 Regions Included
• 5.2 Introduction
• 5.3 Procedure Numbers
  • 5.3.1 Total Dental Impression Procedures
  • 5.3.2 Preliminary Impression Procedures (Alginate)
  • 5.3.3 Other Impression Procedures
• 5.4 Market Overview
  • 5.4.1 By Segment
  • 5.4.2 By Region
• 5.5 Market Analysis and Forecast
  • 5.5.1 Total Dental Impression Material Market
  • 5.5.2 Vinyl Polysiloxane Dental Impression Material Market
  • 5.5.3 Polyether Dental Impression Material Market
  • 5.5.4 Alginate Dental Impression Material Market
  • 5.5.5 Other Dental Impression Material Market
• 5.6 Unit Analysis and Forecast
  • 5.6.1 Dental Impression Units Sold by Delivery Type
• 5.7 Drivers and Limiters
  • 5.7.1 Market Drivers
  • 5.7.2 Market Limiters
• 5.8 Competitive Market Share Analysis

DIRECT RESTORATIVE MATERIAL Market

• 6.1 Executive Summary
  • 6.1.1 Global Direct Restorative Material Market Overview
  • 6.1.2 Competitive Analysis
  • 6.1.3 Procedures Included
  • 6.1.4 Markets Included
  • 6.1.5 Regions Included
• 6.2 Introduction
• 6.3 Procedure Numbers
  • 6.3.1 Total Direct Restorative Procedures
  • 6.3.2 Composite Procedures
  • 6.3.3 Glass Ionomer/Resin Ionomer Procedures
  • 6.3.4 Amalgam Procedures
• 6.4 Market Overview
  • 6.4.1 By Segment
  • 6.4.2 By Region
• 6.5 Market Analysis and Forecast
  • 6.5.1 Total Direct Restorative Material Market
  • 6.5.2 Composite Direct Restorative Material Market
  • 6.5.3 Glass/Resin Ionomer Direct Restorative Material Market
  • 6.5.4 Amalgam Direct Restorative Material Market
• 6.6 Unit Analysis and Forecast
  • 6.6.1 Direct Restorative Units Sold by Delivery Type
  • 6.6.2 Direct Restorative Units Sold by Curing Method
• 6.7 Drivers and Limiters
  • 6.7.1 Market Drivers
  • 6.7.2 Market Limiters
• 6.8 Competitive Market Share Analysis

TEMPORARY restorative MATERIAL Market

• 7.1 Executive Summary
  • 7.1.1 Global Temporary Restorative Material Market Overview
  • 7.1.2 Competitive Analysis
  • 7.1.3 Regions Included
• 7.2 Introduction
• 7.3 Procedure Numbers
• 7.4 Market Analysis and Forecast
• 7.5 Drivers and Limiters
  • 7.5.1 Market Drivers
  • 7.5.2 Market Limiters
• 7.6 Competitive Market Share Analysis

DENTAL BONDING AGENT Market

• 8.1 Executive Summary
  • 8.1.1 Global Dental Bonding Agent Market Overview
  • 8.1.2 Competitive Analysis
  • 8.1.3 Markets Included
  • 8.1.4 Regions Included
• 8.2 Introduction
• 8.3 Procedure Numbers
• 8.4 Market Overview
  • 8.4.1 By Segment
  • 8.4.2 By Region
• 8.5 Market Analysis and Forecast
  • 8.5.1 Total Dental Bonding Agent Market
  • 8.5.2 Total-Etch Dental Bonding Agent Market
  • 8.5.3 Self-Etch Dental Bonding Agent Market
  • 8.5.4 Universal Dental Bonding Agent Market
• 8.6 Unit Analysis and Forecast
  • 8.6.1 Dental Bonding Agent Units Sold by Delivery Type
  • 8.6.2 Dental Bonding Agent Units Sold by Curing Method
  • 8.6.3 Dental Bonding Agent Units Sold by Application Type
• 8.7 Drivers and Limiters
  • 8.7.1 Market Drivers
  • 8.7.2 Market Limiters
• 8.8 Competitive Market Share Analysis

Dental Core build-up material Market

• 9.1 Executive Summary
  • 9.1.1 Global Dental Core Build-Up Material Market Overview
  • 9.1.2 Competitive Analysis
  • 9.1.3 Markets Included
  • 9.1.4 Regions Included
• 9.2 Introduction
• 9.3 Procedure Numbers
• 9.4 Market Overview
  • 9.4.1 By Segment
  • 9.4.2 By Region
• 9.5 Market Analysis and Forecast
  • 9.5.1 Total Dental Core Build-Up Material Market
  • 9.5.2 Composite Resin Dental Core Build-Up Material Market
  • 9.5.3 GI and RMGI Dental Core Build-Up Material Market
  • 9.5.4 Other Dental Core Build-Up Material Market
• 9.6 Unit Analysis and Forecast
  • 9.6.1 Dental Core Build-Up Units Sold by Delivery Type
  • 9.6.2 Dental Core Build-Up Units Sold by Curing Method
• 9.7 Drivers and Limiters
  • 9.7.1 Market Drivers
  • 9.7.2 Market Limiters
• 9.8 Competitive Market Share Analysis

DENTAL ANESTHETIC Market

• 10.1 Executive Summary
  • 10.1.1 Global Dental Anesthetic Market Overview
  • 10.1.2 Competitive Analysis
  • 10.1.3 Markets Included
  • 10.1.4 Regions Included
• 10.2 Introduction
• 10.3 Procedure Numbers
• 10.4 Market Overview
  • 10.4.1 By Segment
  • 10.4.2 By Region
• 10.5 Market Analysis and Forecast
  • 10.5.1 Total Dental Anesthetic Market
  • 10.5.2 Topical Dental Anesthetic Market
  • 10.5.3 Local Injection Dental Anesthetic Market
• 10.6 Unit Analysis and Forecast
  • 10.6.1 Dental Anesthetic Units Sold by Drug Type
• 10.7 Drivers and Limiters
  • 10.7.1 Market Drivers
  • 10.7.2 Market Limiters
• 10.8 Competitive Market Share Analysis

Teeth Whitening Treatment Market

• 11.1 Executive Summary
  • 11.1.1 Global Teeth Whitening Treatment Market Overview
  • 11.1.2 Competitive Analysis
  • 11.1.3 Markets Included
  • 11.1.4 Regions Included
• 11.2 Introduction
• 11.3 Market Overview
  • 11.3.1 By Segment
  • 11.3.2 By Region
• 11.4 Market Analysis and Forecast
  • 11.4.1 Total Teeth Whitening Treatment Market
    • 11.4.1.1 Dental Bleaching Materials Market
    • 11.4.1.2 After-Bleaching Gel Market
    • 11.4.1.3 At-Home Teeth Whitening Market
  • 11.4.2 Whitening Treatment by Setting
    • 11.4.2.1 Clinic Market
    • 11.4.2.2 At-Home Whitening Market
• 11.5 Drivers and Limiters
  • 11.5.1 Market Drivers
  • 11.5.2 Market Limiters
• 11.6 Competitive Market Share Analysis

Prophylaxis powder and PASTE Market

• 12.1 Executive Summary
  • 12.1.1 Global Prophylaxis Powder and Paste Market
  • 12.1.2 Competitive Analysis
  • 12.1.1 Markets Included
  • 12.1.1 Countries Included
• 12.2 Introduction
• 12.3 Market Overview
  • 12.3.1 By Product Type
  • 12.3.2 By Region
• 12.4 Market Analysis and Forecast
  • 12.4.1 Total Prophylaxis Power and Paste Treatment Market
• 12.5 Drivers and Limiters
  • 12.5.1 Market Drivers
  • 12.5.1 Market Limiters
• 12.6 Competitive Market Share Analysis

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