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My weakest gums are weak precisely because I floss there more often.
Those locations happen to be where there's a natural gap between teeth, they're the first place food gets stuck and the first place I have to take a toothpick or floss to. Gentle as I am, that still takes a toll on the gum between them.
There's also been a feedback loop of food getting stuck there making those gaps wider over time, meaning larger food getting stuck and more flossing. Over the course of a few decades, tiny movements add up.
The dentists I've seen are clueless what to suggest; suggesting I floss less would make their heads explode.
I've heard good things about water picks.
I like mine. Use warm water or it hurts.
Also add salt to the water particularly at the beginning when you are bleeding. It helps a lot.
mouthwash helps to, it soothes it. CPC mouthwash i think its best for the gum area, but flouride was works too.