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A new study shows that people today have more gum disease than people living 2,000 years ago. The study is atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith the university King's College atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith London and is published atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith the 'British Dental Journal'. Researchers looked atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith the teeth in the skulls atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith 303 people who lived atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith 200-400 AD (2,200-2,400 years ago). The skulls were found at an old burial site in the west atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith England. The researchers found that only 5 per cent atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith the skulls showed signs of gum disease. Up to 30 per cent of people in England today have gum disease. Professor Francis Hughes was surprised atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith what he found. He said people did not have toothbrushes or toothpaste atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith then and did not visit dentists, like we do today.

The main reason why modern people have more gum disease is smoking. Theya Molleson, co-author atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith the report, said the study shows that people's oral health has become much worse atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith the past 2,000 years. She added that she thinks gum disease could start going atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith from now as more people stop smoking. She said: "As smoking declines atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith the population, we should see a decline atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith the [numbers atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith people atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith] the disease." Gum disease happens when bacteria build atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith in your mouth. The bacteria eat atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith at your gums and can make your teeth fall atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith. People can reduce the risk of gum disease atawaybackbetweenbydownfrominofoutoverupwith regular brushing, using mouthwash and not smoking.