Prompt testing for zinc levels in your body may allow you to be diagnosed with hyperzincemia, i.e. a zinc overdose. If you have been using a denture cream such as Poligrip or Fixodent for some time you may have zinc poisoning that is robbing your body of copper and causing serious nerve damage. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms of neuropathy described on our Symptoms of Zinc Poisoning page, we encourage you to fill out the contact information so that we can contact you on a confidential basis. Our lawyers are pursuing litigation against the manufacturers of denture cream that uses zinc although zinc is not listed as an ingredient on the packaging. We feel that zinc poisoning from denture creams and zinc nerve damage is a national health threat and we are accepting cases from across the country.

What To Do If You Suspect You Have Zinc Poisoning

As with any medical condition you should immediately contact your doctor if you suspect you are suffering adverse side effects from exposure to any toxin. A physician can order the blood and hair tests needed to evaluate your medical condition and tell you if you have a zinc overdose in your body.

A zinc overdose can be detected in a blood test if the zinc level is still elevated when your blood work is done. If your zinc levels are currently normal there are hair tests that can be done to determine if you have had elevated levels of zinc in your body in the recent past. However, because copper depletion (caused by the high levels of zinc) is suspected to cause nerve damage, the symptoms and affects of zinc poisoning can go on long after the copper and zinc levels appear to return to normal.

It is critical that you seek medical treatment for the symptoms of zinc overdose and that you contact an attorney to discover if you have any legal rights to pursue compensation for your current and future medical condition. Zinc poisoning due to denture cream zinc appears to be largely overlooked in the medical community because it is so difficult to diagnosis and it is not from a source that patients normally bring to their doctor’s attention. Denture cream zinc is seldom suspected in the course of normal diagnosis. However, ignoring these neurological complaints is not going to improve your medical condition and may have long term health consequences. The damage done to the body by prolonged zinc poisoning may not be reversible, although it is usually treatable.

Zinc Nerve Damage

The Mayo Clinic has experience with the diagnosis of zinc overdoses in the body. Your current neurologist may have been exposed to this constellation of physical complaints that are caused by zinc poisoning, especially if your neurologist deals with a geriatric patient group. But, many physicians may not yet be aware of the growing body of evidence that links denture cream zinc and Neuropathy. Therefore, it’s important that you be an educated patient. If you experience any of the symptoms of zinc poisoning and have been a regular user of Poligrip or Fixodent – or other denture cream zinc – bring it to the attention of your doctor so appropriate tests can be ordered.

Another important way to help your doctor and your attorney, is to create a diary and written timeline that includes your symptoms, use of denture cream zinc or other similar products, any reductions in your daily activities due to the decline in your overall health and your observations of how these problems have affected your day to day life. This timeline will create a living history of your condition that you will be able to use a later time to accurately recall the progression of your nerve damage due to zinc poisoning.

This will be a very important document should you receive a diagnosis affirming zinc poisoning from the use of denture cream zinc. Not only will it support your case for compensation for damage done by zinc poisoning from Polident, Fixodent or some other denture cream zinc, it will add to the body of public information that could save others from suffering nerve damage caused by zinc in denture creams.

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