St. Petersburg Times – Zinc in Adhesives at Fault?
The St. Petersburg Times reports:
In the wake of news reports that the zinc found in many denture adhesives could lead to neurological problems, hundreds of denture wearers have been calling lawyers, hoping to join the growing number of suits filed against the makers of Super Poligrip and Fixodent.
One Houston firm representing 15 plaintiffs in denture adhesive suits has received about 150 inquiries, including several dozen from the Tampa Bay area, since separate stories about the lawsuits were published in the St. Petersburg Times and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram of Texas.
But instead of calling a lawyer, worried denture wearers should be calling their doctor first, neurologists say. That’s because the symptoms many are reporting — numbness and tingling in the legs and arms — are more likely to be caused by problems such as diabetes, kidney or liver disorders or vitamin deficiencies than by excess zinc…
Even Ed Blizzard, a Houston lawyer handling several cases, says a potential litigant’s first visit should be to a doctor.
“We have told the people they should get tested for zinc and copper. They would need to establish first that they have neuropathy.”
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