Neuropathy Zinc Toxicity Dental Cream

There have been numerous reports of people experiencing paralysis, developing numbness, tingling in hands, loss of sensation or unexplained pain and muscle weakness in legs and arms, as well as numerous other neurological problems as a possible result of the zinc in Super Poligrip, Fixodent and other denture creams. Exposure to excess zinc can cause paralysis, unexplained pain and muscle weakness, numbness, loss …

In August 2008, the journal “Neurology” published a report on four denture cream users who developed severe neurological problems. The authors of the report, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, determined that the patients’ symptoms were caused by their exposure to zinc in …

Studies have shown that zinc copper deficiency can cause the myelin sheath that covers the nerve cells to deteriorate. This would explain the neurological problems, such as neuropathy, that can occur because of zinc in denture cream. …

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require disclosure of the potential for denture cream zinc poisoning on their labels. Without a mandate from the FDA, the makers of Poligrip, Fixodent and other denture creams have been unwilling to include such warnings. Our lawyers are determined to hold these manufacturers accountable for this negligence.

If you or someone you love suffers from neuropathy or other neurological symptoms that you believe were caused by zinc in denture creams, you have valuable legal rights. Please fill out our online form or call 1-800 LAW INFO (1-800-529-4636) to speak to a denture cream zinc poisoning lawyer at our firm.

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