| The PoliGrip lawyers are busy handling the lawsuit | | | | years. It never occurred to them that the adhesive |
| filed by consumers against the pharmaceutical | | | | cream has potential health dangers, let alone suffer |
| company GlaxoSmithKline for the severe damages | | | | neurological disorders. |
| caused by prolonged use of Super PoliGrip, a denture | | | | Even the Food and Drug Administration does not |
| cream. | | | | require the pharmaceutical companies to label their |
| Following the reports of health complications | | | | packaging with warnings that regular use may cause |
| associated with PoliGrip, its competitor, Fixodent, | | | | illnesses. |
| manufactured by Procter and Gamble had also been | | | | In 2008, the Journal of Neurology affirmatively |
| reported to have caused debilitating neurological | | | | connects zinc to the PolyGrip nerve damage and |
| diseases. | | | | Fixodent side effects. Zinc is one of the major |
| Despite the assurances of the manufacturers that | | | | ingredients of the adhesives manufactured by GSK |
| their products are safe to use, many consumers are | | | | and P&G. |
| believed to suffer the damages for the rest of their | | | | Because this product is a binding agent, it helps hold |
| lives. The severity of the side effects rendered | | | | the dentures in place. It also has odor-controlling |
| many unable to walk, grip or even hold objects with | | | | properties, making the metal excellent for maintaining |
| their hands. | | | | fresh breath. |
| The victims of denture cream injury declared that | | | | While zinc is needed in our immune system, the |
| both Procter and Gamble and GlaxoSmithKline failed | | | | dosage is very minimal, which is supplied by our diet. |
| their consumers in three manners. | | | | According to the study, zinc can permeate from the |
| The manufacturers failed to warn consumers about | | | | paste into the gums, which is then absorbed into the |
| the potential risks. They also failed to thoroughly | | | | bloodstream. |
| examine the potential dangers with prolonged usage. | | | | Too much of zinc is not good, and regular use of the |
| Any presence of metallic ingredients must be made | | | | denture creams provides excessive zinc, causing |
| known on its label, but again, the manufacturers | | | | toxicity. Symptoms include numbness in legs, tingling |
| failed. | | | | in extremities, loss of balance, loss of feeling or |
| Both pharmaceutical companies denied the | | | | sensation, unexplained pain in any parts of the body. |
| accusations, however, on their websites, they | | | | It also includes impaired striding ability, increased falling |
| informed the public that they agreed to make | | | | or stumbling, loss of strength in legs or feet. Over |
| changes on their labeling to inform future consumers | | | | time, the victims start to show the signs of zinc |
| about the risks with overuse. They assert that the | | | | overdose including neurological problems. |
| dangers only occur when too much paste is applied | | | | Although zinc poisoning and its associated neurological |
| to the dentures. | | | | problems are curable, some victims have to deal with |
| The problem started when many people, who were | | | | constant pain and discomfort including having to |
| unable to afford the dental prosthetics, settled for | | | | spend the rest of their lives on wheelchairs. |
| older and worn dentures. The dentures slip around | | | | If you suffer from zinc poisoning and wish to be |
| their mouth whenever they spoke or ate. To solve | | | | compensated for damages, contact a lawyer |
| this problem they started to use denture adhesive. | | | | immediately. You can choose individual or class action |
| Many victims claimed they used up to three tubes of | | | | lawsuit against the manufacturers. |
| denture adhesive cream every week for several | | | | |