PUBLISHER: iData Research Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1847183
PUBLISHER: iData Research Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1847183
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The U.S. dental materials market was valued at over $1.7 billion in 2025. The market is expected to grow to reach over $2.3 billion by 2032.
This report covers dental cements, dental impression materials, direct restorative materials, temporary restorative materials, dental bonding agents, dental core build-up materials, and dental anesthetics.
Quantitative coverage includes unit sales, average selling prices, market size, growth rates, and company shares.
Qualitative coverage includes procedure numbers, growth drivers and limiters, mergers and acquisitions, product portfolios, disruptive technologies, and competitive positioning across private practices, group practices, DSOs, and academic clinics.
Market Overview
Dentists in the United States are adopting materials that support minimally invasive dentistry and faster workflows.
There is steady movement toward self-etch adhesives, flowable composites, highly filled resins, and universal bonding systems that reduce steps and technique sensitivity. These products command higher prices because they save time, improve handling, and provide reliable bond strength with limited tooth preparation.
In parallel, cosmetic demand continues to favor tooth-colored restorations and esthetic cementation for all-ceramic cases. Direct restoration methods are gaining use in many indications due to improvements in bulk-fill composites and dual-cure chemistry that allow deeper cures and dependable margins.
At the same time, digitization is changing specific categories. Adoption of intraoral scanners reduces the use of traditional impression materials, and in-office milling lowers reliance on temporary restorative materials for some crown cases.
Across the portfolio, bioactive and antibacterial features are becoming more visible as clinicians look for materials that support remineralization and reduce bacterial load while maintaining practical handling.
Market Drivers
Cosmetic dentistry. Patients prefer natural-looking results. Tooth-colored restorations and all-ceramic cases support higher demand for esthetic resin cements and advanced composites. In core build-up and direct restorative segments, composite materials are taking share from legacy options such as amalgam.
Product innovation. New materials that reduce waste, save time, and improve outcomes are seeing consistent uptake. Dual-cure systems, simplified delivery formats, and bioactive claims that release fluoride or calcium ions support higher ASPs and unit growth.
Bulk-fill restoration techniques. Highly filled composites and modern curing allow restoration of cavities up to 4 mm in a single layer. This saves chair time, reduces steps, and strengthens the case for direct approaches over traditional indirect work in appropriate indications.
Minimally invasive dentistry. Self-etch adhesives, flowable composites, and highly filled resins enable conservative preparation. Shorter chair time and easier application raise willingness to pay for premium materials that lower technique sensitivity and rework.
Bioactive and antibacterial trends. Awareness is growing for materials that release ions to support remineralization and that reduce bacterial activity at the margin. As continuing education expands, more clinicians add these options to daily practice.
Practice model evolution. DSOs standardize product formularies and purchasing, which can accelerate adoption of simplified systems. New graduates trained on modern adhesives and composites bring these preferences into private practice and group settings.
Market Limiters
Lack of insurance coverage. Many patients pay out of pocket for restorative care. Coverage limits have not kept pace with rising costs for lab work and chair time. This constrains procedure mix and slows the move to premium materials in price-sensitive clinics.
Improved dental health. Prevention is a larger share of office activity. Earlier intervention and better home care reduce severe decay, which limits demand for core build-up materials and cements used in crown and bridge procedures.
Digitization. After an office installs an intraoral scanner, use of traditional impression materials often drops significantly. Same-day CAD or CAM workflows reduce the need for temporary materials. Falling scanner prices and dental school adoption will reinforce this trend.
Prefabricated crowns. Single-visit prefabricated crowns reduce the number of appointments and the need for temporization and provisional cements. Lower procedural time and cost limit growth in temporary restorative and cement segments.
Teledentistry impacts. Direct-to-consumer aligner models shift spend outside the operatory. Patients who pay out of pocket for aligners may defer other in-office treatments, which reduces the use of anesthetics, bonding agents, and restorative materials in those episodes.
Market Coverage and Data Scope
Quantitative coverage. Market size, market shares, market forecasts, growth rates, units sold, average selling prices, and procedure numbers.
Qualitative coverage. Growth trends, market limiters, competitive analysis and SWOT for top competitors, mergers and acquisitions, company profiles and product portfolios, FDA clearances and recalls where relevant, disruptive technologies, and disease overviews that shape demand.
Time frame. Base year 2025, forecasts 2026 to 2032, historical data 2021 to 2024.
Data sources. Primary interviews with industry leaders, government and academic sources, regulatory databases, practice and DSO inputs, import and export records, and the iData Research internal database.
Method note. Revenue is modeled from units multiplied by ASP and validated against procedure trends, material mix, scanner adoption rates, and practice formation and consolidation patterns.
Markets Covered and Segmentation
Dental Cement Market
By product type. Permanent and temporary.
Unit analysis by material type. Composite resin, glass ionomer and RMGI, zinc polycarboxylate, zinc phosphate.
Unit analysis by delivery type. Powder or liquid, auto-mix syringe, two-paste or syringe, capsule.
Unit analysis by curing method. Light-cure, self-cure, dual-cure.
By application type. Crowns and bridges, posts, inlays, onlays and veneers, implant crowns.
By bioactivity. Bioactive and non-bioactive.
Dental Impression Material Market
By product type. Vinyl polysiloxane, polyether, alginate, other.
Unit analysis by delivery type. Cartridge or syringe or Garant gun, hand-mix, dynamic mixer, other.
Direct Restorative Material Market
By product type. Composite, glass or resin ionomer, amalgam.
Unit analysis by delivery type. Powder or liquid, two-paste or syringe, unit dose capsule, auto-mix syringe.
Unit analysis by curing method. Light-cure, self-cure, dual-cure.
Unit analysis by viscosity. Low, regular, high.
Temporary Restorative Material Market
Unit analysis by material. Acrylic, composite, other.
Unit analysis by curing method. Light-cure, self-cure, dual-cure.
Unit analysis by delivery type. Brush and bottle, auto-mix cartridge 1 to 1, auto-mix cartridge 10 to 1.
Dental Bonding Agent Market
By product type. Total-etch, self-etch, universal.
Unit analysis by delivery type. Two-paste or syringe, brush formats such as unit dose or capsule or vial or bottle, auto-mix.
Dental Core Build-Up Material Market
By product type. Composite resin, GI or RMGI, other.
By application type. Direct and indirect.
Unit analysis by delivery type. Auto-mix syringe, hand-mix powder and liquid, pre-mix.
Unit analysis by curing method. Light-cure, self-cure, dual-cure.
Dental Anesthetic Market
By product type. Topical and local injection.
By drug type. Lidocaine, articaine, mepivacaine, bupivacaine, prilocaine.
Dental whitening and prophylaxis. End users include dental clinics and other settings. Included as appendix only without competitive analysis.
Competitive Analysis
Solventum led the overall dental materials market in 2025. The company held the top position in every segment except dental anesthetics and had particularly strong performance in dental cements.
Dentsply Sirona ranked second and was active across all segments, with its strongest presence in dental impression and direct restorative materials.
Kerr ranked third overall, participating in every segment except dental anesthetics and dental core build-up. The company's strongest share was in the direct restorative segment.
Other suppliers focus on selected material lines and delivery systems. Competitive placement reflects breadth of portfolio, consistency of handling, education programs, and dealer reach.
Technology and Practice Trends
Self-etch and universal adhesives simplify steps and reduce sensitivity to moisture control, which limits rework and supports predictable outcomes.
Flowable and highly filled composites are used to access narrow cavities and to complete bulk-fill restorations with fewer increments.
Bioactive features that release fluoride or calcium ions are gaining attention for long term tooth support.
Delivery and curing options are more varied. Auto-mix syringes, capsules, and dual-cure systems help match material choice to case complexity and chair time targets.
CAD or CAM adoption reduces use of traditional impression and temporary materials in practices that shift to digital scans and same-day crowns.
Care Settings
Coverage includes private practices, group practices, DSOs, and academic or public health clinics.
Site differences affect material selection, formulary control, kit standardization, and training practices.
DSOs and group practices often set approved material lists and negotiate pricing, while solo practices focus on handling preference and case mix.
Where is the largest and fastest growing opportunity within the U.S. dental materials market and how do cements, impression materials, direct and temporary restoratives, bonding agents, core build-up materials, and anesthetics each contribute to value through 2032.
How does the dental materials market relate to the broader U.S. economy and to practice operations, including staffing, chair time, and the role of DSOs in standardizing formularies and purchasing.
What forces will shape the market going forward, including the spread of minimally invasive dentistry, the rise of bioactive and antibacterial claims, and the effect of digitization on impression and temporary segments.
Which material classes and delivery systems are gaining traction, and how do self-etch and universal adhesives, flowable composites, dual-cure systems, and unit dose capsules change procedure time and consistency.
How should practices plan for material selection in esthetic cases, including cement choices for all-ceramic restorations and bonding strategies that reduce sensitivity and callbacks.
What is the expected balance between direct and indirect restorations, as bulk-fill composites and better curing widen the range of direct options in everyday cases.
How will CAD or CAM and intraoral scanning adoption affect demand, and what are realistic timelines for shifts in impression and temporary material use as scanners spread to more clinics and schools.
Where do bioactive and antibacterial materials fit in daily workflows, and how can dentists evaluate claims about ion release and remineralization against handling and long term results.
How do insurance limits and out-of-pocket costs influence product mix, and what strategies can suppliers use to support value adoption without eroding margins.
What risks could slow growth, including improved prevention that reduces severe decay, pressure from prefabricated crowns, and the diversion of cosmetic spend to direct-to-consumer aligners.
The U.S. dental materials market report from iData Research answers these questions with segment and setting models, company share analysis, procedure and pricing detail, and coverage that links clinical choices to material demand.
Use it to size opportunities by category, plan product roadmaps, align dealer and DSO programs, and set targets for pricing, contracting, and inventory.
Table Of Contents
List Of Figures
List Of Charts
U.S. Dental Materials Market Overview
Competitive Analysis
Market Trends
Market Developments
Procedure Segmentation
Market Segmentation
Key Report Updates
Version History
Research Methodology
Impact Of Global Tariffs
U.S. Dental Materials Market Overview
Procedure Numbers
Dental Cement Market
Dental Impression Material Market
Direct Restorative Material Market
Temporary Restorative Material Market
Dental Bonding Agent Market
Dental Core Build-Up Material Market
Dental Anesthetic Market
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