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PREFITTING PROCEDURE Place one tray in your mouth on your upper teeth.
Practice sucking the air from the tray. This is the procedure you
will use when you retrieve the trays from the boiling water to
contour the tray to the inside surface of your teeth. Do the same
procedure with the other tray with your lower teeth.
BOILING WATER Bring a pan
of water to a boil. Remove the water from the heat. Place the tray
in the hot water by holding the tab. Leave in water for 3-4 seconds.
Do not shake or twirl the tray while in the boiling water.
FITTING THE TRAY Lift the tray
from the water using the tab. Quickly place the tray around
the teeth and perform the same sucking procedure as practiced in the
prefitting procedure. Repeat the above process for the lower tray.
NOTE:
To avoid gel contact with the soft tissue (gums), take small
scissors and/or nail clippers and trim your trays on the gingival
line (teeth/gum line).
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