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The article discusses the issue if periodontal disease is preventable in Great Britain. The requirement for the prevention of a disease is the knowledge of its aetiology. The nonspecific plaque theory asserts the primary role of oral bacteria and state that gingival inflammation is produced by accumulations of bacterial plaque in proximity to the gingival margin. A summary of the body of evidence is also emphasized in the article.

The article focuses on study of 303 skulls conducted at the Natural History Museum in Great Britain as of 2015 by professor Francis Hughes from Kings College, London, England and Theya Molleson from the Museum. The findings include severe gum disease less common in the Roman British population despite the fact that toothbrushes were not used, skulls showing tooth wear due to coarse grains diet, and Molleson's view that the study shows a decline in oral health fromRoman times to modern England.

The article reports on the launch of a Great Britain campaign by the British Society of Periodontology (BSP) to raise awareness of gum disease intended at both the general public and dental professionals in 2013.

The article focuses on hookahs, which are used to smoke tobacco, molasses, and herbal fruits. It states that hookahs operate with water filtration and indirect heat. It mentions surveys showing that over 40% of Jewish secondary school children in the central region of Israel had or were smoking tobacco using a hookah. It also mentioned a survey in the U.S. showing over 25% of Arab American adolescents had experimented with hookah. It lists the health risks of smoking with hookah, including carbon monoxide poisoning, chromosomal damage, and gum disease. It stated that these risks were higher than with cigarette smokers. It mentions that hookahs were included in legislation that came into force on July of 2007 banning smoking in public places in Great Britain.

Reports on severe teat lesions in sheep in Great Britain. Erosive gum lesions; Isolation of bacteria.