How are you flossing? I start at the back on the top, wriggle the floss in between my teeth, then bend the floss over one tooth and rub it up and down against the tooth down to the gum line. Then, I bend it over the other tooth and do the same. The goal is to clean the tooth right down to below the gum line. You want to get below the edge of the gum to clean the pocket around the base of the tooth. You don’t want to injured the gum.

I started years ago when my doctor told me it would shorten my life if I didn’t floss. Now I can’t stand staring the day with unflossed teeth.

Take it easy on your gums. It will get better quickly.