ORAL SURGERY DENTAL IMPLANTSIt has been estimated that 450,000 osseointegrated dental implants are
placed every year in the United States.^89 Gone are the days of exclusively
relying upon dentures and dental adhesives. Instead, millions of patients
have artificial teeth that are anchored to the bones of the skull with metal
posts that cross the gums and bond with the bones.
In the United States, in the year 2014, there were:
6,087,000 orthopedic and spine device implantation
operations
1,650,000 cases involving the cardiovascular system
77,000 central and peripheral nervous system implant
operations
14,000 cochlear implants were inserted
29,539 organ transplant operations
72,000 live born infants every year from IVF
7,500 urological implants
3,000,000 lens operations
1,000,000 hernia operations entailing the use of permanent
implanted mesh
193,000 bariatric operations
200,000 TVM operations performed
215,000 sling operations for female urinary incontinence
286,254 breast augmentation operations
450,000 osseointegrated dental implantsTherefore, in the United States in 2014, the total number of implant
operations was about 13,280,000. Assuming a compound annualized
growth rate of 4.5 percent (a very conservative growth rate), the number
of implant-associated operations per year by the year 2020 would be
17,294,000.