Big data on the tip of the tooth: A look at America's economic slump from teeth

The bell of the century had just passed, and the big data was very powerful. The relationship between big data and cloud computing is as inseparable as the face of a coin. Now our lives have been linked to big data analysis, whether it's the hot or the "beer and diapers" classic case of the American drama "The Card House" is reminding us: Big data analysis and transform our life. So how do teeth relate to big data?

Large data and life (from hhczy.com)

It has to be said from the American dental culture that, in the eyes of Americans, teeth are not just a tool for eating, but a part of the beauty of the instrument. Their idea is that the cleanliness of the teeth and the health of the mouth is a symbol of civilization, in the communication, the teeth are not tidy can be looked down, and even affect job hunting.

Americans really take good care of their own teeth. The American Dental Association advises people to wash their teeth every six months and make a dental check-up, which is generally more than half of all Americans do. Even many wealthy Americans see a dentist every 3-4 months. So, the dentist is a regular behavior for the Americans, business intelligence software Sikka is based on the data collected to analyze the U.S. economic situation.

Vijay Sikka (Pictures from Sikka)

The company has been working on this issue since 2008 and has embarked on an analysis of the relationship with the U.S. economy. The number of crowns, crowns and dental implants purchased by Americans from dental clinics in 2014 declined. This cannot be blamed on the development of the Internet, where the mobile internet has not moved the dentist to the Internet.

Sikka a total of 12,200 dental clinics in the data analysis, through three different forms, found that due to the economic downturn, the Americans purse shy, so the frequency of tooth viewing and purchase has declined.

Nonetheless, Sikka that 2014 is a recovery phase for the United States. When people are going through an era of bad economic times, people do not want to go to the dentist to make an appointment, which is based on the understanding since the 2008 economic crisis.

I do not think of China's public, the number of dentists are few, this does not exactly explain the economic problems, the gap between China and the United States? The big data can be glimpse.

(Responsible editor: Mengyishan)