echemi logo
Product
  • Product
  • Supplier
  • Inquiry
    Home > Medical News > Latest Medical News > Expanding demand The upstream field of oral medicine has entered a rapid development channel

    Expanding demand The upstream field of oral medicine has entered a rapid development channel

    • Last Update: 2022-09-30
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
    Search more information of high quality chemicals, good prices and reliable suppliers, visit www.echemi.com
    Since the beginning of this year, China's oral medical industry has continued to maintain a high degree of
    financing heat.
    Arterial orange database data show that from January to August this year, a total of 15 financing events occurred in the primary market of the oral track, and the cumulative amount of financing exceeded 1.
    5 billion yuan, which was at a high level
    in recent years.
    It is worth noting that among all the stomatological medical enterprises that have obtained financing, there are 11 enterprises located in the upstream of the industrial chain, accounting for 73%.

     
    The upstream of the oral medical industry mainly involves the research and development and production of dental medical consumables and equipment, covering three major segments of low-value medical consumables for stomatology, high-value medical consumables and equipment
    .
    In recent years, high-value medical consumables and equipment have gradually become areas with great development potential in the oral medical industry, especially the two major plates of invisible orthodontics and dental implants have made obvious breakthroughs; At the same time, the research and development and financing fever in the field of oral 3D printing is also rising
    rapidly.
     
    Multiple advantages are highlighted
     
    Upstream enterprises are favored by investment institutions
     
    The increasing attention of investment institutions to the upstream field of the oral medical industry is mainly related
    to the development status of the industry.
    At present, one of the typical characteristics of China's oral medical industry chain is the uneven
    distribution of values in upstream and downstream links.
    Among them, the profitability of upstream enterprises is strong
    .
    For example, the 2021 financial reports of four upstream oral medical enterprises of China Porcelain Materials, Meiya Optoelectronics, Angelala Time, and Aiqi Technology show that their gross profit margins are 45.
    04%, 51.
    15%, 65%, and 71.
    33%,
    respectively.
    However, the profitability of enterprises in the middle and lower reaches of the field such as oral medical service institutions is slightly weak, the average gross profit margin level is lower than that of upstream enterprises, and the head effect is increasing
    .
    In addition, there are still problems in the middle and lower reaches of the market such as higher customer acquisition costs and weak bargaining
    power.
     
    Not only that, the prospectus data of China Stomatological Medical Group shows that in 2020, the penetration rate of China's oral medical service market is about 24%, far lower than the 70% of
    the United States.
    It can be seen that in a long period of time, the demand for oral medical services in China will continue to be strong
    .
    The upstream of the industry has a good revenue capacity in the field of dental medical consumables and equipment, which is expected to promote the huge potential market demand into real demand
    .
    According to the financial report data released by China Porcelain Materials and Meiya Optoelectronics in the first half of this year, the performance of the two companies continued to rise, and the operating income in the first half of the year alone has reached 1.
    731 billion yuan and 904 million yuan, an increase of 17.
    47% and 10.
    19% respectively; Angelalign's financial report data for the first half of this year shows that due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, its gross profit decreased year-on-year, but its operating income was 571 million yuan, which was still basically the same as the same
    period last year.
     
    In addition, the upstream field of the oral medical industry also has the characteristics of high entry threshold, high technical barriers and strong ductility
    .
    Specifically, the high entry threshold means that the listing of dental medical consumables and equipment usually needs to go through a strict clinical trial stage and review and approval process, and the cycle is long; The technical barriers are high because dental medical devices are mostly the products of multidisciplinary interdisciplinarity, involving engineering, biology, physics and even aesthetics; Strong ductility is based on the standardized characteristics of dental medical devices, and related products can often quickly enter the international market and form a scale effect
    .
     
    In short, with the expanding market demand, strong gold absorption ability and high competitive barriers, the upstream field of China's oral medical industry is gradually entering a stage of rapid development, which has gradually become the core logic
    of many investment institutions choosing to invest in upstream enterprises in the oral medical industry.
     
    The three core investment areas are developing rapidly
     
    R&D capabilities still need to be enhanced
     
    Looking at the financing situation of the oral medical industry from January to August this year, invisible orthodontics, dental implants, and oral 3D printing are the three core areas of rising financing fever, and the investment logic and development trends of these three segments have their own characteristics
    .
     
    The potential growth space of the invisible orthodontic industry is large
     
    In recent years, the prevalence of malocclusion in China has increased
    year by year.
    According to the data released by China Consulting, the number of orthodontic cases in China has increased from 1.
    6 million in 2015 to 3.
    1 million in 2020; That number is expected to reach 9.
    5 million
    by 2030.
    Among them, the invisible orthodontic industry is a major segment of the orthodontic industry with rapid development, and the number of orthodontic cases corrected by invisible appliances has increased from 47,800 in 2015 to 335,500 in 2020, with an annual compound growth rate of 47.
    7%; The number of invisible orthodontic cases is expected to reach 3.
    8 million
    by 2030.
     
    Strong market demand is driving the rapid development of
    the orthodontic market.
    According to the forecast of China Insight Consulting, in 2030, the size of China's orthodontic market will reach 29.
    6 billion US dollars.

    Among them, the market size of invisible correction will reach 11.
    9 billion US dollars, with a compound annual growth rate of 21.
    5%.

     
    In addition to the huge potential market space, the high gross profit margin of invisible orthodontic products is also a major factor
    attracting capital attention.
    With high technical barriers and broad market growth space, the concentration of the invisible orthodontic industry is increasing, the revenue capacity of head enterprises is strong, and it has frequently won the favor of
    capital.
    Since the beginning of this year, orthodontics enterprises such as Zhengya Dental, Dentist Technology, Aishile, and Prisun have completed financing, and the single round of financing of many enterprises has reached the level of
    100 million yuan.
     
    It should be noted that for the invisible orthodontic track, technology research and development is a key factor
    driving the development of enterprises.
    Taking Zhengya Dental, Dentist Technology and Prisson, which have obtained high financing this year, as an example, the three companies have worked hard to give full play to their own technological advantages and pay attention to innovative product research and development
    .
     
    From the perspective of market structure, at present, China's invisible orthodontic market is mainly occupied by Aiqi Technology in the United States, domestic Angel of Times and other enterprises, and the market share of most other companies is relatively small
    .
     
    Since the research and development of invisible orthodontic products involves professional knowledge and technology in many fields such as orthodontics, computer science, materials science, biomechanics, intelligent manufacturing, etc.
    , and needs to be closely integrated with clinical needs, it is difficult for related products and technologies to achieve commercialization
    .
     
    As more and more enterprises accelerate the layout of the invisible orthodontic track, the industry competition is becoming increasingly fierce
    .
    For invisible orthodontic enterprises, only by paying attention to product differentiation, striving to break through technical barriers, and attaching importance to building a scientific and reasonable business model can we achieve sustainable development
    .
     
    Domestic substitution of oral implant products is accelerating
     
    In recent years, the implant dental track has also been favored
    by the capital market.
    At present, the cost of oral implantation is mainly composed of consumables (including implants and crowns
    ), physician service fees, and medical institution operation fees.
    In addition to higher consumables costs, higher physician service fees are also an important reason for
    hindering the price reduction of oral implants.
     
    It is worth noting that a few days ago, the National Medical Insurance Bureau issued the "Notice on Carrying out Special Governance of Oral Implant Medical Service Charges and Consumables Prices" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), which pointed out that it is necessary to standardize the charging methods of oral implant medical services and consumables, strengthen the price regulation of medical services such as oral implants, organize the centralized procurement of dental implant consumables, implement the comprehensive treatment of oral implant fees, and carry out special treatment
    of oral implant prices covering public and private medical institutions 。 Among them, in terms of standardizing the charging methods of oral implant medical services and consumables, the Notice makes it clear that it is necessary to orderly promote the "separation of technical consumption" of oral implant medical services, improve the price formation mechanism of dental implant crowns, and standardize the integration of oral implant price items
    .
    With the advancement of this policy, the price of oral implants is expected to fall to a reasonable level, which will be conducive to the acceleration of the
    process of domestic substitution of oral implant products.
     
    At present, the market share of domestic oral implant product manufacturers is still low, mainly because China's oral implant industry started late, insufficient accumulation in terms of technology and experience, and the overall commercialization ability of the industrial chain also needs to be improved
    。 Taking implant surface treatment technology as an example, Gaohe Investment Research Center data shows that at present, most domestic oral implant brands are still staying at the level of simple coating and sandblasting acid erosion treatment technology; The leading international implant enterprises such as Nobosco and Szomann use surface treatment technologies such as anodizing treatment and hydrophilic sandblasting acid etching treatment to make the implant have better biocompatibility, corrosion resistance and bone binding strength
    .
     
    At the same time, the market penetration rate of China's oral implant industry has also a large space for
    improvement.
    According to the "2020 China Oral Medical Industry Report" released by MedTrend Medical Trends and other institutions, the average number of missing teeth in China's 20-44 age population is 0.
    4, and the penetration rate of oral implants is 2%; The average number of missing teeth in the 65-year-old population is 7.
    5, while the penetration rate of oral implants is only 0.
    5%.

     
    It is foreseeable that once oral implant products enter the collection, the cost of a single implant will be greatly reduced, and the strong and unmet demand for dental implants will be further released
    .
    At the same time, the development of oral implant products collection is very beneficial
    to domestic implant and crown research and development and production enterprises with price advantages.
     
    Emerging technologies are driving the oral 3D printing industry
     
    From January to August this year, innovative enterprises focusing on the field of oral 3D printing, such as Rhensa Intelligence, Beikangmei, and Chenglian Technology, have successively obtained financing
    .
    The reason why the above-mentioned oral 3D printing enterprises are sought after by various capitals is not only to pay attention to technology research and development and application, but also because they have also made active efforts
    in product application scenarios and business model construction.
     
    Stomatology is one of the important application scenarios of
    3D printing technology.
    The 3D printing technology used in stomatology mainly includes two categories: one is the metal 3D printing technology used to manufacture metal crowns, oral stents and other products; The other is light-curing 3D printing technology
    used to manufacture products such as dental molds and implant guides.
    The application of 3D printing technology has effectively promoted the digital transformation and upgrading of the oral medical industry, and effectively improved the efficiency and quality
    of oral diagnosis and treatment.
     
    As a participant in the emerging field of science and technology, oral 3D printing enterprises should adhere to long-term thinking, improve the overall closed-loop efficiency of technology, products, brands and channels, and promote the long-term development of
    enterprises.
     
    With the influx of capital, the upstream field of the oral medical industry has ushered in rapid development opportunities
    .
    However, it is necessary to realize that the high popularity of capital does not mean that the industry has matured, and relevant enterprises should continue to carry out technical deep cultivation and model iteration
    in the changing market environment.
    (Author: Arterial Network)
    Since the beginning of this year, China's oral medical industry has continued to maintain a high degree of
    financing heat.
    Arterial orange database data show that from January to August this year, a total of 15 financing events occurred in the primary market of the oral track, and the cumulative amount of financing exceeded 1.
    5 billion yuan, which was at a high level
    in recent years.
    It is worth noting that among all the stomatological medical enterprises that have obtained financing, there are 11 enterprises located in the upstream of the industrial chain, accounting for 73%.

     
    The upstream of the oral medical industry mainly involves the research and development and production of dental medical consumables and equipment, covering three major segments of low-value medical consumables for stomatology, high-value medical consumables and equipment
    .
    In recent years, high-value medical consumables and equipment have gradually become areas with great development potential in the oral medical industry, especially the two major plates of invisible orthodontics and dental implants have made obvious breakthroughs; At the same time, the research and development and financing fever in the field of oral 3D printing is also rising
    rapidly.
     
    Multiple advantages are highlighted
    Multiple advantages are highlighted
     
    Upstream enterprises are favored by investment institutions
    Upstream enterprises are favored by investment institutions
     
    The increasing attention of investment institutions to the upstream field of the oral medical industry is mainly related
    to the development status of the industry.
    At present, one of the typical characteristics of China's oral medical industry chain is the uneven
    distribution of values in upstream and downstream links.
    Among them, the profitability of upstream enterprises is strong
    .
    For example, the 2021 financial reports of four upstream oral medical enterprises of China Porcelain Materials, Meiya Optoelectronics, Angelala Time, and Aiqi Technology show that their gross profit margins are 45.
    04%, 51.
    15%, 65%, and 71.
    33%,
    respectively.
    However, the profitability of enterprises in the middle and lower reaches of the field such as oral medical service institutions is slightly weak, the average gross profit margin level is lower than that of upstream enterprises, and the head effect is increasing
    .
    In addition, there are still problems in the middle and lower reaches of the market such as higher customer acquisition costs and weak bargaining
    power.
     
    Not only that, the prospectus data of China Stomatological Medical Group shows that in 2020, the penetration rate of China's oral medical service market is about 24%, far lower than the 70% of
    the United States.
    It can be seen that in a long period of time, the demand for oral medical services in China will continue to be strong
    .
    The upstream of the industry has a good revenue capacity in the field of dental medical consumables and equipment, which is expected to promote the huge potential market demand into real demand
    .
    According to the financial report data released by China Porcelain Materials and Meiya Optoelectronics in the first half of this year, the performance of the two companies continued to rise, and the operating income in the first half of the year alone has reached 1.
    731 billion yuan and 904 million yuan, an increase of 17.
    47% and 10.
    19% respectively; Angelalign's financial report data for the first half of this year shows that due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, its gross profit decreased year-on-year, but its operating income was 571 million yuan, which was still basically the same as the same
    period last year.
     
    In addition, the upstream field of the oral medical industry also has the characteristics of high entry threshold, high technical barriers and strong ductility
    .
    Specifically, the high entry threshold means that the listing of dental medical consumables and equipment usually needs to go through a strict clinical trial stage and review and approval process, and the cycle is long; The technical barriers are high because dental medical devices are mostly the products of multidisciplinary interdisciplinarity, involving engineering, biology, physics and even aesthetics; Strong ductility is based on the standardized characteristics of dental medical devices, and related products can often quickly enter the international market and form a scale effect
    .
    Standard standards for medical devicesMedical devices
     
    In short, with the expanding market demand, strong gold absorption ability and high competitive barriers, the upstream field of China's oral medical industry is gradually entering a stage of rapid development, which has gradually become the core logic
    of many investment institutions choosing to invest in upstream enterprises in the oral medical industry.
    Enterprise enterprise
     
    The three core investment areas are developing rapidly
    The three core investment areas are developing rapidly
     
    R&D capabilities still need to be enhanced
    R&D capabilities still need to be enhanced
     
    Looking at the financing situation of the oral medical industry from January to August this year, invisible orthodontics, dental implants, and oral 3D printing are the three core areas of rising financing fever, and the investment logic and development trends of these three segments have their own characteristics
    .
     
    The potential growth space of the invisible orthodontic industry is large
    The potential growth space of the invisible orthodontic industry is large
     
    In recent years, the prevalence of malocclusion in China has increased
    year by year.
    According to the data released by China Consulting, the number of orthodontic cases in China has increased from 1.
    6 million in 2015 to 3.
    1 million in 2020; That number is expected to reach 9.
    5 million
    by 2030.
    Among them, the invisible orthodontic industry is a major segment of the orthodontic industry with rapid development, and the number of orthodontic cases corrected by invisible appliances has increased from 47,800 in 2015 to 335,500 in 2020, with an annual compound growth rate of 47.
    7%; The number of invisible orthodontic cases is expected to reach 3.
    8 million
    by 2030.
     
    Strong market demand is driving the rapid development of
    the orthodontic market.
    According to the forecast of China Insight Consulting, in 2030, the size of China's orthodontic market will reach 29.
    6 billion US dollars.

    Among them, the market size of invisible correction will reach 11.
    9 billion US dollars, with a compound annual growth rate of 21.
    5%.

     
    In addition to the huge potential market space, the high gross profit margin of invisible orthodontic products is also a major factor
    attracting capital attention.
    With high technical barriers and broad market growth space, the concentration of the invisible orthodontic industry is increasing, the revenue capacity of head enterprises is strong, and it has frequently won the favor of
    capital.
    Since the beginning of this year, orthodontics enterprises such as Zhengya Dental, Dentist Technology, Aishile, and Prisun have completed financing, and the single round of financing of many enterprises has reached the level of
    100 million yuan.
     
    It should be noted that for the invisible orthodontic track, technology research and development is a key factor
    driving the development of enterprises.
    Taking Zhengya Dental, Dentist Technology and Prisson, which have obtained high financing this year, as an example, the three companies have worked hard to give full play to their own technological advantages and pay attention to innovative product research and development
    .
     
    From the perspective of market structure, at present, China's invisible orthodontic market is mainly occupied by Aiqi Technology in the United States, domestic Angel of Times and other enterprises, and the market share of most other companies is relatively small
    .
     
    Since the research and development of invisible orthodontic products involves professional knowledge and technology in many fields such as orthodontics, computer science, materials science, biomechanics, intelligent manufacturing, etc.
    , and needs to be closely integrated with clinical needs, it is difficult for related products and technologies to achieve commercialization
    .
     
    As more and more enterprises accelerate the layout of the invisible orthodontic track, the industry competition is becoming increasingly fierce
    .
    For invisible orthodontic enterprises, only by paying attention to product differentiation, striving to break through technical barriers, and attaching importance to building a scientific and reasonable business model can we achieve sustainable development
    .
     
    Domestic substitution of oral implant products is accelerating
    Domestic substitution of oral implant products is accelerating
     
    In recent years, the implant dental track has also been favored
    by the capital market.
    At present, the cost of oral implantation is mainly composed of consumables (including implants and crowns
    ), physician service fees, and medical institution operation fees.
    In addition to higher consumables costs, higher physician service fees are also an important reason for
    hindering the price reduction of oral implants.
     
    It is worth noting that a few days ago, the National Medical Insurance Bureau issued the "Notice on Carrying out Special Governance of Oral Implant Medical Service Charges and Consumables Prices" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), which pointed out that it is necessary to standardize the charging methods of oral implant medical services and consumables, strengthen the price regulation of medical services such as oral implants, organize the centralized procurement of dental implant consumables, implement the comprehensive treatment of oral implant fees, and carry out special treatment
    of oral implant prices covering public and private medical institutions 。 Among them, in terms of standardizing the charging methods of oral implant medical services and consumables, the Notice makes it clear that it is necessary to orderly promote the "separation of technical consumption" of oral implant medical services, improve the price formation mechanism of dental implant crowns, and standardize the integration of oral implant price items
    .
    With the advancement of this policy, the price of oral implants is expected to fall to a reasonable level, which will be conducive to the acceleration of the
    process of domestic substitution of oral implant products.
    Procurement procurement
     
    At present, the market share of domestic oral implant product manufacturers is still low, mainly because China's oral implant industry started late, insufficient accumulation in terms of technology and experience, and the overall commercialization ability of the industrial chain also needs to be improved
    。 Taking implant surface treatment technology as an example, Gaohe Investment Research Center data shows that at present, most domestic oral implant brands are still staying at the level of simple coating and sandblasting acid erosion treatment technology; The leading international implant enterprises such as Nobosco and Szomann use surface treatment technologies such as anodizing treatment and hydrophilic sandblasting acid etching treatment to make the implant have better biocompatibility, corrosion resistance and bone binding strength
    .
     
    At the same time, the market penetration rate of China's oral implant industry has also a large space for
    improvement.
    According to the "2020 China Oral Medical Industry Report" released by MedTrend Medical Trends and other institutions, the average number of missing teeth in China's 20-44 age population is 0.
    4, and the penetration rate of oral implants is 2%; The average number of missing teeth in the 65-year-old population is 7.
    5, while the penetration rate of oral implants is only 0.
    5%.

     
    It is foreseeable that once oral implant products enter the collection, the cost of a single implant will be greatly reduced, and the strong and unmet demand for dental implants will be further released
    .
    At the same time, the development of oral implant products collection is very beneficial
    to domestic implant and crown research and development and production enterprises with price advantages.
     
    Emerging technologies are driving the oral 3D printing industry
    Emerging technologies are driving the oral 3D printing industry
     
    From January to August this year, innovative enterprises focusing on the field of oral 3D printing, such as Rhensa Intelligence, Beikangmei, and Chenglian Technology, have successively obtained financing
    .
    The reason why the above-mentioned oral 3D printing enterprises are sought after by various capitals is not only to pay attention to technology research and development and application, but also because they have also made active efforts
    in product application scenarios and business model construction.
     
    Stomatology is one of the important application scenarios of
    3D printing technology.
    The 3D printing technology used in stomatology mainly includes two categories: one is the metal 3D printing technology used to manufacture metal crowns, oral stents and other products; The other is light-curing 3D printing technology
    used to manufacture products such as dental molds and implant guides.
    The application of 3D printing technology has effectively promoted the digital transformation and upgrading of the oral medical industry, and effectively improved the efficiency and quality
    of oral diagnosis and treatment.
     
    As a participant in the emerging field of science and technology, oral 3D printing enterprises should adhere to long-term thinking, improve the overall closed-loop efficiency of technology, products, brands and channels, and promote the long-term development of
    enterprises.
     
    With the influx of capital, the upstream field of the oral medical industry has ushered in rapid development opportunities
    .
    However, it is necessary to realize that the high popularity of capital does not mean that the industry has matured, and relevant enterprises should continue to carry out technical deep cultivation and model iteration
    in the changing market environment.
    (Author: Arterial Network)
    This article is an English version of an article which is originally in the Chinese language on echemi.com and is provided for information purposes only. This website makes no representation or warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness ownership or reliability of the article or any translations thereof. If you have any concerns or complaints relating to the article, please send an email, providing a detailed description of the concern or complaint, to service@echemi.com. A staff member will contact you within 5 working days. Once verified, infringing content will be removed immediately.

    Contact Us

    The source of this page with content of products and services is from Internet, which doesn't represent ECHEMI's opinion. If you have any queries, please write to service@echemi.com. It will be replied within 5 days.

    Moreover, if you find any instances of plagiarism from the page, please send email to service@echemi.com with relevant evidence.