Flask & Hydraulic Presses

About flasks and hydraulic presses

Flask and hydraulic presses hold the denture flask, the vessel that supports the gypsum mould, and press the denture base resin into the mould. A denture flask is a metal or fibreglass vessel that supports the gypsum mould in which a denture is polymerised. Packing is the pressing of denture base material into the mould inside the flask. Compression moulding is a common way of curing acrylic resin.

Holds the mould and presses the resin into it.

Sources: The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms, 9th edition (J Prosthet Dent 2017) · Comparison of Conventional Pressure-packed and Injection Molding Processing Methods for an Acrylic Resin Denture (Int J Dent 2022)