Healthy gums don’t bleed, and are not painful to floss at all.
I’m in my 30s and only recently learned flossing technique and got my gums healthy. Flossing used to take so long and always involved a lot of bleeding no matter how delicate I was.
These days I’m absolute savage with floss and interdental brushes and never have any blood or pain.
Once you get your gums healthy you’ll be disgusted at yourself for ever not flossing. The amount of disgusting I can floss out on an almost daily basis is insane.
Plus you’re breath will not smell gross anymore.
It’s worth committing to the habit of flossing. Trust me.
When I was a teenager, well, there’s a whole lot involved, but I basically didn’t have any dental hygiene to speak of.
Who cared?
Well, I had more than one root canal by the time I was 20.
I’m a bit obsessive about it these days, but I have not needed any more root canals.
Take care of the teeth that you want to keep. Don’t worry, if you don’t, they’ll go away.