What Stabil-Dent, Inc does

Stabil-Dent, Inc. is a privately held, family-run consumer health products company headquartered in Kalispell, Montana, founded in 1983 by denturist Brent Kandarian. The company designs and sells do-it-yourself dental care kits that address two specific problems faced by lower denture wearers: denture instability and painful pressure points. Its flagship product, the Lower Denture Stabilizers kit ($42.50), is a patented system made from medical-grade clear acrylic that bonds to the denture and works in conjunction with natural tongue pressure to prevent lifting during speaking and eating. A secondary product, the Denture Sore Spot Find and Remove Kit ($19.25), uses dental indicator paste and sandpaper to identify and relieve sore spots using the same technique employed in dental offices.

The underlying technology is mechanical and materials-based rather than digital: the stabilizers are fabricated from the same acrylic used in denture construction, making them biocompatible and resistant to degradation from hot liquids, unlike conventional denture adhesives. Application is a one-time DIY procedure with permanent results that last the lifetime of the denture, eliminating ongoing maintenance or repurchase. The business operates as a self-serve direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at stabildent.com, with free US shipping, a 90-day satisfaction guarantee, and phone-based professional consultation for installation assistance. Pricing is unit-based (pay-as-you-go) with two SKUs and no subscription model.

The company serves a narrow but durable customer persona: individuals with loose lower dentures who seek an affordable alternative to dental implants, including budget-conscious seniors on fixed incomes. Customer acquisition is primarily organic, relying on word-of-mouth referrals, educational content marketing on the company website, and modest presence on Facebook and YouTube. Geographic reach is concentrated in the US, with confirmed shipping to the United Kingdom. The company holds no external funding, has 1-10 employees, and operates alongside the founder's separate clinical practice, Glacier Denture Center.

Name

Stabil-Dent, Inc

Legal name

Stabil-Dent, Inc.

Website

https://stabildent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Denture Care Products

NAICS

Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (339114)

SIC

Dental Equipment & Supplies (3843)

akta.pro primary industry

Denture Care (Adhesives, Cleansers, Reliners) (CRABAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Removable Prosthodontics (Complete & Partial Dentures) (HLABAFAB)

Keywords

• Denture stabilizers
• Denture care products
• Dental adhesive alternatives
• DIY denture kits
• Lower denture solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Kalispell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: E-commerce direct-to-consumer sales of DIY denture stabilizer kits and accessory products. Customers purchase through the company website and products ship directly to customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stabil-Dent designs, manufactures, and sells do-it-yourself kits that stabilize loose lower dentures and identify/relieve denture sore spots. Its core product is a patented set of clear acrylic lower denture stabilizers that work with natural tongue pressure to hold lower dentures in place without daily adhesive use, applied as a permanent one-time installation. A secondary kit helps consumers find and remove painful sore spots on their dentures at home using the same technique used in dental offices.

Product overview

Stabil-Dent, Inc offers two core DIY dental care products. The main product is the Lower Denture Stabilizers kit ($42.50), which provides a one-time application solution for stabilizing loose lower dentures using clear acrylic stabilizers that work with the tongue's natural pressure. The second product is the Denture Sore Spot Find & Remove Kit ($19.25), which helps users identify and sand down pressure points causing gum pain. Both products are designed for home use with step-by-step instructions and video support, with free US shipping. The company is a small, family-run business founded by Mr. Kandarian, a denturist with over 60 years of experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stabil-Dent Lower Denture Stabilizers Kit DIY kit containing 2 lower denture stabilizers (left and right), liquid monomer, clear acrylic crystals, two wax balls, two grades of sandpaper, detailed paper instructions, a pipette, and a pencil. The clear acrylic stabilizers are permanently applied to the lower denture and use natural tongue pressure to keep the denture seated during speaking, eating, and swallowing, eliminating or reducing the need for daily denture adhesive and withstanding hot liquids without loosening. Intended for individual lower denture wearers who experience stability issues and want a one-time, maintenance-free home solution.
• Stabil-Dent Denture Sore Spot Find and Remove Kit DIY kit including dental indicator paste, an application brush, two grades of sandpaper, gauze, and instructions. It allows denture wearers to locate painful sore spots on their upper or lower acrylic dentures or partials at home and sand them down to relieve pressure, using the same clinical technique used in dental offices. Intended for individual denture wearers experiencing sore spots or pressure-point pain.

Quantifiable outcome

• Patients report ability to eat without denture flipping up
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cushion Grip: Cushion Grip produces a thermoplastic denture adhesive that acts as a reliner/cushion for loose-fitting dentures. It targets the same customer (lower-denture wearers with stability issues) with a competing DIY approach, making it one of the closest product analogues to Stabil-Dent.
• Sea-Bond: Sea-Bond makes consumer denture adhesive cushions and seals sold over the counter. It competes most directly with Stabil-Dent in the DIY denture-wearer category, addressing the same pain point (lower denture stability) via a different adhesive-based mechanism.

Broad incumbents

• Aspen Dental: Aspen Dental is one of the largest US dental service organizations, with significant denture and prosthodontic services. It serves an overlapping customer demographic and could represent a strategic channel or competitive threat if it expands into DIY denture accessories.
• Fixodent (Procter & Gamble): Fixodent is the mass-market denture adhesive leader owned by Procter & Gamble. It competes indirectly by addressing the same stability problem via creams and adhesives, with vastly greater distribution, advertising spend, and retail presence than Stabil-Dent.
• Dentsply Sirona: Dentsply Sirona is a global dental equipment and supplies manufacturer serving prosthodontic and denture workflows. While not a direct consumer competitor, it operates in the broader denture-care ecosystem and could plausibly enter the DIY stabilizer category through its professional channel.
• Poligrip (Haleon): Poligrip is another leading denture adhesive brand, now owned by Haleon. It serves the same denture-wearer segment with creams and adhesives and represents the kind of large incumbent that could launch a competing stabilizer product category.
• Ivoclar: Ivoclar is a major manufacturer of dental materials including acrylics, relining products, and prosthetic supplies. Its material portfolio overlaps with the acrylic chemistry behind Stabil-Dent's product, making it a relevant supply-side peer.

Emerging players

• Glidewell Dental: Glidewell is the largest dental laboratory in the US, producing crowns, bridges, and dentures. It is comparable as a potential scaled manufacturer of consumer denture care products and operates in the same removable-prosthetic supply chain as Stabil-Dent.
• Secure Denture: Secure is a smaller DTC denture adhesive brand offering zinc-free formulations. It addresses the same stability concern with a more health-conscious positioning, partially overlapping with Stabil-Dent's value proposition of replacing traditional adhesives.
• Affordable Dentures & Implants: Affordable Dentures & Implants is a US dental clinic chain focused on the same budget-constrained denture-wearer segment Stabil-Dent serves. It could be a potential professional-channel distributor or competitor depending on its proprietary reline offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCflofENiMgk_HLt_ZU00i2Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/StabilDent
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stabil-dent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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