Although I understand your logic, check retractors are not the best alternate. There are two reasons why this is happening. Either your trays are not made correctly because gel should not be able to seep through the top of the trays OR you are over filling the trays.
My suggestions are as follows:check what % gel you have first and foremost. Most people can easily tolerate the normal concentrations. But there are some stronger ones that some people just cannot use.only use a pea size amount of fell in each teeth space.***always wipe gently with a Kleenex in...
Your dark tooth due to root canal, can definitely be covered if your dentist uses a porcelain fused to metal bridge, either precious metal or gold.However if you do want to have a non metal bridge, it is best to use lava, with an opaque core, however I have seen even with a lava bridge, some...