THats exactly what I do. I just remove the cotton from the ends then kinda SOFTLY poke around the edge of the mouth (kinda slide it around their lip area) then when they open wedge the q tip in so that they bite down on it and... Well here I used Skyler as a model.
Smile for the camera.
yes i know my hands are dirty im a freaking mechanic I can wash for days and still look like that lol. (comment for pat)