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Our lawyers are currently meeting with people who have experienced nerve damage from denture cream
You may take legal action if the zinc in a denture cream such as PoliGrip or Fixodent caused injury. Our lawyers may be able to help you file a claim.
If you or someone you care about has experienced symptoms such as numbness, tingling along nerve pathways and hypersensitivity and you use Poligrip or Fixodent, our lawyers urge you to being examined by your doctor.
Let the physician know how long you have been using denture cream zinc and clearly describe your symptoms to establish if you may be suffering from zinc nerve damage.
People who sustain permanent damage from zinc poisoning due to use of denture cream zinc may be eligible for compensation for loss, suffering and medical treatments.
Zinc Poisoning and Neuropathy
When consumed in large amounts, zinc
can cause issues such as zinc poisoning, the depletion of the minerals copper
and iron, and/or result in neuropathy. Using large amounts of denture adhesive
cream can result in the consumption of too much zinc.
Symptoms of neuropathy include:
Our denture cream lawyers are ready to help you with your lawsuit should you be poisoned by Poligrip zinc or Fixodent zinc that’s left you with nerve damage.
Hundreds of people are suing consumer products giants Procter & Gamble Co., which makes Fixodent, and GlaxoSmithKline, maker of PoliGrip, the Associated Press reported in an article on September 18, 2009.
According the report, the lawsuits claim the denture cream products are defective, that the companies failed to adequately warn people about the potential dangers and that no corrective steps were taken.
On June 4, 2008, the medical journal Neurology published a study about a possible link between denture cream zinc and nerve damage.
The study was conducted by doctors at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
The research involved four patients who all used large amounts of denture cream and developed nerve-related disorders.
If you have developed nerve damage after the use of denture cream products such as Fixodent and PoliGrip, please complete the form below for a free review of your possible case. A lawyer from the drug and medical device unit of our firm will review your claim as soon as possible.
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