Dental treatment for correcting and preventing irregularities in the alignment of teeth with the help of braces is referred as orthodontics. Dental orthopedics, cosmetic orthodontics and aesthetic orthodontics are the other terms that are used interchangeably for orthodontics. Perpetually rising awareness about orthodontic treatments and related benefits coupled with rapidly advancing technology such as lingual and tooth colored braces are stimulating the growth of the global orthodontic ... Read more

The heavily consolidated global orthodontics equipment and consumables market is dominated by Danaher Corporation, DENTSPLY International Inc., and Patterson Companies Inc. According to Transparency Market Research, these three leading players accounted for 63.5% of the orthodontic equipment and consumables market in 2013, with the next two companies collectively accounting for more than 20% of the ... Read more