Despite dentists, Brits have more gum disease now than AD 400: study

A study of 303 skulls held at the Natural History Museum, dating from the years AD 200 to 400, found that only five per cent showed signs of moderate to severe gum disease , compared to around 15 to 30 per cent of adults nowadays. A Ocskay Bence/Shutterstock.com Britons had far less gum disease in the Roman era than today, and oral health has seriously worsened despite the advent of toothbrushes and dentists, a study said Friday.

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