back to the dentist

i went back to dr cheung's office today to pick up my custom whitening trays. i had them in for about a minute or two at the office. after i got home, i decided to try wearing them for a little bit without any of the whitening gel just to see if i could handle it. thankfully, i learned at the dentist's office that i should only do 1 at a time (if i didn't gag so easily, i could do both at once). as of right now, i've had the top one in for about 30 mins. they said ideally, you wear them for about an hour per day. she said that if i need to do less, i can; however, i should be careful to wear the top and the bottom trays for the same amount of time so that the bleaching will be even for my top and bottom teeth. i'm glad, however, that i am doing this with the dentist because i think that having custom trays are much better than what you'd be able to get at the store - a better fit means better coverage which means better results. YAY!