“…Several authors have proposed the use of a silicone layer cap 4,6,9,10,17 rather than a gypsum layer cap during flasking. 10,18,19 This silicone cap has been described as a layered silicone rubber mold, 4 a silicone separating medium, 9 and a cover made of a silicone material. 10 The advantages of a silicone layer include ease of application, improved cleanliness, creation of smoother denture surfaces, and greater ease in deflasking and polishing the polymerized den-ture.…”