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A report from New York says that the dental implants market in the US is set to almost double in value over the next six years.

Healthcare experts GBI Research state that the market is driven by growing concern over oral hygiene, an increasing life expectancy, and the availability of advanced solutions for dental implants based on digital dentistry which increases procedure efficiency.

Emerging countries such as China, India and Brazil are expected to be the fastest growing markets globally, although price and surgeon efficiency could restrain the market.

The global dental implants market is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10% from US$3.4 billion in 2011 to US$6.6 billion in 2018.