Easy, robust and safe processing

Flexitime stands out from other A-Silicones due to its smart setting time concept. Flexitime allows a flexible working time varying from 1:00 – 2:30 min combined with an always short intraoral setting time of 2:30 min. Flexitime controls the polymerisation kinetics by mouth temperature and sets rapidly after insertion into the mouth. The short intraoral setting time is of great comfort for the patient and time sa ving for the practice.

Flexitime combines the advantages of fast set and regular set materials, proving flexible use in just one material for extensive prosthetic restorations, as well as single crowns. Thus, Flexitime adapts to the individual working style of the practitioner and enables stress-free impression taking.

Flexitime begins to set when the tray is seated in the mouth.

Rheometry curve Flexitime Monophase: Temperature increase from 23 to 36°C after 30s (grey curve) and 145s (blue curve) working time. Reach of simulated mouth temperature of 36°C after ca. 60s (grey curve) and 175s (blue curve). That is when Flexitime’s setting process accelerates significantly and requires the same short time to cure.

“The material shows indeed the flexibility in working time as quoted by the manufacturer, because the setting process commences in the relevant time period not before achieving mouth temperature.” _{Source: Wöstmann, B., Ngyuen, Ch.-Th.: Untersuchungen zum Abformmaterial Flexitime – Abschlussbericht, University of Giessen, June 2000}