Denture Cream Class Action Lawsuits Filed Over Fixodent and Poligrip
Published: April 2nd, 2009 • Comments: 87
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Two denture cream lawsuits have been filed in Tennessee against the makers of the popular adhesives Fixodent and Super Poligrip, seeking class action status on behalf of all residents of the state who used the products, as they could cause zinc poisoning, neuropathy and other debilitating injuries.
Nearly 35 million Americans use denture creams to help keep their dentures in place. Fixodent made by Proctor and Gamble, and Super Poligrip made by GlaxoSmithKline are among the most widely used brands of denture creams available.
On March 10, 2009, a Fixodent class action lawsuit and a Super Poligrip class action lawsuit were filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee in Memphis.
The denture adhesive lawsuits allege that the products contain high levels of zinc, which is not adequately indicated or warned about on the warning label.
While small amounts of zinc are needed for a balanced and healthy diet, even normal use of the denture creams has been found to cause large amounts of zinc to be ingested or absorbed through the mouth and gums. This may cause high levels of zinc in the body, and a decrease in levels of copper, resulting in zinc poisoning, neuropathy or other neurological problems that may leave the user permanently disabled and reliant upon a walker or wheelchair.
Michael Lowe and Marlon J. Bond are the plaintiffs named in Super Poligrip lawsuit filed against GlaxoSmithKline, and Sandra Williams, Diane M. Bates and Retha Jones are the plaintiffs in Fixodent lawsuit filed against Procter & Gamble.
The complaints seeks class action status for other Tennessee residents who purchased and used these products in the state, asking the Court to require the companies to pay for testing, medical monitoring and treatment for zinc poisoning which may develop.
In August 2008, a study was conducted at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas on patients who had developed neuropathy and other problems associated with zinc poisoning. They had all used large amounts of denture creams like Fixodent and Poligrip.
The results, which were published in the journal Neurology, found zinc concentrations between 17,000 and 34,000 micrograms per gram in the denture creams used by the patients. They estimated that the patients had a daily exposure of about 330 mg of zinc, far higher than the recommended daily allowance of 11 mg for men and 8 mg for women.
The early symptoms of zinc poisoning may include dizziness, lethargy, numbness, paralysis, loss of sensation, tingling in the hands or feet, muscle weakness or unexplained pain.
The two class action suits filed in Tennessee join a growing number of denture adhesive lawsuits which have been filed or are being reviewed on behalf of individuals who have suffered problems following the use of Fixodent, Poligrip or other similar adhesive products.
Comment by Don on 4 April 2009:
My name is Anna McMurtrie, my husband Don has been using Fixodent and Poligrip for many many years and he is starting to suffer from dizziness and the doctors cannot seem to pin point the problem, they are telling him he is suffering from vertigo.
Comment by Nicole on 4 April 2009:
My husband and I have been using these products for about a year. This is very disturbing to hear the news on these products. We have three young children together and I have two of my own from a previous marriage. We are still quite young and are looking forward to a long healthy life. I really wish that these companies would inform their customers of the risks that go along with using their products. I feel that they should fix the problem and possibly change the formula and/or ingredients that make up the adhesives. I have noticed that I get an unexplained pain in the roof of my mouth and have headaches that accompany. So I really am not sure of what this is caused from. So if anyone has any information about this please contact me. Thank you so much, and my prayers are with those who have suffered from these products.
Comment by Deborah on 7 April 2009:
istarted using fixodent about 3years ago. I started having problems
about 4 months ago. It is gradually getting worse. The numbness and Tingling in the front half of my feet and all of my hands even when i hold a curling iron. Do i just need to have blood work done to find out if it is zinc poisning?
Comment by pat on 10 April 2009:
i got dentures on 3/13/09, i started using poligrip on 4/1/09. ever since i started using it my mouth feels parched. my mouth, tongue, and lips are swollen and scratchy and my throat is sore. i have not been to a doctor, but i will be going 3/14/09 for my regular check up and i will be asking him about my problem if my symptons continue.
Comment by Ron on 12 April 2009:
I have been using fixodent for 17 years and I havee pain in shoulders and ankles ,feet, numbness in hands I didnt realize it could be a cause of denture cream
Comment by ronald on 12 April 2009:
i have been using both products for several years now. i get dizzy,and mine right ring finger gets numb and tingle in the hand. i have gone to the docotr and have had lab work done and everthing isall right and had a shot for the finger it was good for about 2 months but now it is coming back they call it a trigger finger. but it sems that the poligrip was the worst for me in mine mouth i would get like the comment above parched feelings also mine tongue and mouth.
Comment by John on 13 April 2009:
I have been using Poligrip and Fixodent for many years now, and in the past few years I have started getting very dizzy, alot of unexplained pain, and numbness. I have been to SEVERAL doctors, ALL of which told me they couldnt find anything wrong with me, and treated me like I was a DRUG ADDICT who was just after drugs!!! I have always been the picture of health, except for the pain, numbness and dizziness!
Comment by robert on 13 April 2009:
i have been using fixodenr for approximately 9 years and for the past 4 to 5 years i have had partial numbness in my left hand and constant tingleing in my left hand. i have also been concerned about weather my constant diarrhea that i have been having for going on 2 yrs. may also be resulting from use of this product.
Comment by Will S on 13 April 2009:
I was wondering iof anyone has had any problems breathing that uses polygrip, I mean to the point that it comes on all a sudden and one feels like they can not breath at all. I guess I am asking if some one can have a reaction to polygrip bad enought that their wind pipe can completely close up to the point they can not breath at all and die from that. My wife used polygrip some time up tp 3 times a day to keep her denturers in tight and one night after taking her dentures out she said she couldn’t breath and never took another breath, even the EMTs could not get air to her lungs or the hospital either. I was just wondering if anyone else has had such a hard time breathing as this.
Comment by Jme on 17 April 2009:
I use Fixodent Control. I am having extremely severe problems with
my entire body. Dr. after Dr. cannot figure it out. I have been using it for about 5 years. My feet hurt badly, but i’m a cook 10 hours a day, 4 days a week. My entire body is extremely fatigued. The Dentist couldn’t find
a mold just right for me, and without the adhesive, I cannot keep my teeth in. Is this what’s wrong? Or? Is it my bladder sling, again! Geez! I give! In any case, I’m a wreck. I can barely do my job, let alone come home and cleans and get after an Autistic (Asperger’s) adult. I suck!
Comment by AJVandevord on 19 April 2009:
I have used fixodent for 40 yrs .About 10 yrs ago I got numbness & tingling in my feet ;it is getting worse.
Comment by ELLA on 19 April 2009:
I have used botj creams and I am now in constant pain. I have to walk with a cane doctors cannot find out what is wrong with my hip.
Comment by Jennifer on 19 April 2009:
I have been using poligrip and fixadent heavily for nearly 2 yrs and started losing feeling in my hands, it would start from my shoulders and work its way down to my fingertipsl with a needle pricking feeling.
Comment by gene on 20 April 2009:
I have used Fixodent for about 20 years. A few years ago I started using Fixodent Complete, it helped me breath better. I found that a good way to improve your breathing is to drink Grapefruit juice (not pink) or have a Hersheys chocolate candy bar before going to bed. Avoid peanuts , potato chips and popcorn because they get stuck in your throat. Mild sit ups can also loosen the flem. You will cough at first but it will loosen up. I hope this helps
Comment by susan on 20 April 2009:
I got dentures in 1980 and have used poligrip, fixodent, and fixodent complete off and on all of these years. In 1996 I was diagnosed with blepharospasms, which is a neurological condition. In 2006 I had Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, which I had surgery for. In 2008 I developed Bells Palsy. I have had a constant pain, tingling, numbness, weakness in my neck, shoulder, arm, hands and fingers for a few years. I wonder if using these denture creams have anything to do with any of the problems that I have/have had,, especially the nerve pain, tingling, and numbness, and weakness I have had for a long time.
Comment by DENISE on 20 April 2009:
I USE POLYGRIP COMPLETE HEAVILY SEVERAL TIMES A DAY
AND AS OF NOVEMBER 2008- I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH
MY HANDS AND LEG , I HAVE BURNING AND NUMBNESS IN
BOTH -DOCTORS SAY IT’S A NERVINUROPATHY PUT ME ON
2 different meds which neither helped…
should I be checked for zinic posioning
Comment by johnnie on 21 April 2009:
i have used poligrip super cream for 8months and i am having breathing problems and not able to hold nothing in my right hand long at all cause it slips out of my hand and fall to the floor very often this happens everyday and i have never had that problem before at all.
Comment by johnnie on 21 April 2009:
i have used poligrip super cream for 8months and i am having breathing problems and not able to hold nothing in my right hand long at all cause it slips out of my hand and fall to the floor very often this happens everyday and i have never had that problem before at all.
Comment by Ana on 21 April 2009:
For the past few months I’ve been treated for a neurological disorder, stemming from? My mouth is constantly dry, with an on going sore throat and swollen glands. Standing is difficult as I seem to sway, I’ve been to see a neurologist who has ruled out Parkinson’s Disease, Diabetes, Systemic Lupus. Suddenly my limbs are weakened, and it is impossible to stand from a seated position with one or two people almost dragging me to a standing position. Once standing, I walk with no effort at all. Lately, I’m bothered with breast pain and since breast concer is a concern, I’d like to know if it is possible for breast cancer to be a positive concern?
Comment by Dennis on 22 April 2009:
I have been using fixodent for about 30 years. I have numb feet and also part way up the legs. I also have sharp pane under the toe nailes at times.
Comment by Gwen on 23 April 2009:
i have been using both products for several years now. i get dizzy,and I have a lot of pain in my left knee. Sometimes my legs tingle and seems to get numb. In the morning when I wake up it is so pain just to get out of bed. At night my legs and fingers go completely numb and I can feel them anymore. My doctor has taken so many blood tests and can not seem to find out what is going on.
Comment by Diva on 24 April 2009:
I have been using these products for 3 years. Stopped using them about 3 weeks ago when I a friend told me about this pending lawsuit. I suffer from tingling in hands and feet, numbness in hands and arms sometimes; also have breathing issues that started soon after I started to use these products. Things that make you go hmmmmm. This is crazy and unacceptable, but as usual the FDA approves and disappoves what its wants to,as lond as it benefits them.
Comment by Lisa on 27 April 2009:
I have been using fixodent for about 11 years. And have noticed some changes over the past few years. Including, tingling and numbness in my arms and hands. Also in my feet. In the past year, I have started getting light headed. Not only while standing, but sitting, I find myself always grabbing ahold of something, due to feeling like I am going to fall. I have developed muscle weakness, which a neurologist has ruled out any problems with intial exam. I get sharp stabbing pains in my toes. Various test and xrays have been negitive. Typical otc drugs, are no help with any of the pain or discomfort. And, nothing I seem to do works. It just keeps getting worse.
Comment by Emmett on 27 April 2009:
I have had tingling, burning and numbness in my fingers and arm. I also had surgery on my arm as well.
Comment by Deborah on 28 April 2009:
I’ve used fixodent for years – not knowing there was any problem. I’d change the adhesive several times a day – especially as the tube got to be half full.
I’ve had back problems and developed neuropathy and now for the past few years I’ve noticed tingling and pain in my upper back and down both arms into my fingers. I thought it was due to my back injury and my degenerative disc disease but now I am wondering if its because of this product.
Comment by Beverly O on 29 April 2009:
I have used Super Poligrip for 13 years. By the late 90’s I began to have tingling/numbness in both hands and feet/legs. At first it was thought that I might have MS, but MRI in 2004 showed 5 brain lesions, however, they are not the type seen in MS. I have severe burning of my feet, and body burning if I sit too long or sleep in one place too long.
I can’t always tell hot hot water is, and I recently have experienced electric shock sensations. I experience minor blurred vision, and have also noticed a decline in my cognition and memory recall. Both my family Physician and my Neurologist can not provide me with a cause for my Sensory Neuroplathy. I also have an unsteady gait, and will fall easily when my balance is off. My Zinc level was flagged as high from most recent tests.
Comment by Audrey on 3 May 2009:
I HAVE USED FIXODENT AND SUPER POLIGRIP FOR MANY MANY YEARS. I HAVE UPPER AND LOWER DENTURES. I HAVE NEUROPATHY IN MY FEET. I TRIED SURGERY, BUT THE NERVE PAIN IS STILL THERE..
I HAVE DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE. I HAD 3 CERVICAL DISK REMOVED 2/18/09. I AM 65 YEARS OF AGE. I WAS IN MY 20″S WHEN I RECEIVED MY DENTURES. I USE THE FIXODENT MOSTLY 3 TIMES DAILY. I HAVE BAD BREATH AND TERRIBLE TASE IN MY MOUTH AFTER USING THE ADHESIVE CREAM.
Comment by Betty on 5 May 2009:
I Have used fixodent for many years. About 15 .
I have been recently examined for pain and numbness and tingling and pain in my legs and the tests showed nothing wrong.
Could this be the fixodent. Also I suffer from fatigue
Comment by shirley on 5 May 2009:
i have been having joint pains- and havenotice it been getting worse.
it in my arms and ribs and hands.. i have use this stuff for about 25 yrs
but have use more in last two yrs as i lost about 17 pds ..my mouth srunk so i had to have more cream to keep them in.. but since reading this.. going see about , putting the screws in my gums , to hold them in–my sister had this done. GOING HAVE MY BLOOD TESTED ,,SEE WHERE I STAND
Comment by Sandra on 5 May 2009:
I’ve used both for years and my feet hurt and tingle. I am 65and got dentures at 25. I got an exam in 2005 for insurance and eveything as fine but they said zinc was elevated. I am in Georgia – does this inculde us in this lawsuit?
Comment by Sonija on 6 May 2009:
i am truely scared. I have had my dentures for 2 years, and have used fixodent quite regulary. for the past year i have had persistant headachs, fatigue, sudden pains and “twitches” in my body that i can not controll. i have had nerve and back problems so bad, i had to have surgury. not a day goes by that i am not in pain, my body doesn’t seem to want to work with me, there are times it is very difficult to get around my own house. i never realy thought that the symptoms were connected, i just wrote off the fatigue as me just being lazy, and the hair loss from stress, and so fourth. i am going to my doctor tomorrow, and hopefully having the zinc poisoning test done tomarrow as well.
Comment by Sonija on 6 May 2009:
oh man, after reading your post, Beverly O, it brought me to tears, about 4 mornings per week, i wake up and within 3 breaths, i feel a burning sensation that covers my whole body, i can actually FEEL the earwax melt. it is very nasty, but i wanted to let you know that i am having to same problem
Comment by Betty on 10 May 2009:
My mother started using poligrip and fixodent in the 1960s. She had all her teeth removed and therefore had to use dentures.
No one ever mentioned zinc, or the consequences of it being an ingredient like, shakes, tremors, loss of balance.
Comment by Teresa on 12 May 2009:
I have top and bottom dentures,but I only use the fixodent for my top dentures because I still have some of my own teeth to help hold my bottom dentures in. I switch over from poligrip about two years ago and started using fixodent control hold with less ooze, the one that has the plus SCOPE flavor. I recently just got out of the hospital from having three seizures. I have never suffered from seizures before, but I did notice some shakes, loss of my balance from time to time. First thing in the morning I am going to see my doctor to have a zinc test done. THANKS !
Comment by Patricia on 13 May 2009:
I have been using poliigrip for nearly 15 years for added tightness in my dentures and have for the last 4 yrs been complaining to doctors about
numbness and tingling and pain in my legs and foot and the tests showed nothing wrong. Lately I have noticed my hand shaking. I have spent an endless amout of money on doctors, orthodics in my shoes etc thinking it may be a foot problem. Nothing has worked. I was told it was more than likely neuropathy. I have been to several specialists and have found no help. It never dawned on me that it could be denture cream.
Comment by james on 13 May 2009:
I have been using fixodent everyday for about 3 years I feel dizzy
alot and no energy and tingleing in my fingers and sometimes cant
hold on to a 20 oz drink
Comment by Melissa on 13 May 2009:
I have used FIXODENT for years…I have numbness, tingling,pin prick feeling in my arms and legs. I have been told my doctors that I have a bad disk in my back…. I always thought these problems have been bc of that… Now I wonder if it is from the denture cream…
Comment by BarBara on 13 May 2009:
I have been using Polygrip, Fixodent and Super Polygrip at times for over 30 years. I usually use as much as 2 tubes a week.
I have recently seen a neurologist because of pain in my hands, arms, shoulders and neck. I have not been tested for zinc or copper, ever, in my life. The neurologist can’t seem to determine why I have the pain, but I am experiencing pins and needles in my feet, sometimes numbness. I cannot carry anything heavy and I am sometimes tripping over my own feet
Comment by Tammy on 17 May 2009:
i been wearing dentures for 13 years now and been using fixodent since then…i developed neropathy in my feet in 2006. i been to 2 diffrent nuroligist and they cant seem to figure out why i have it …im not a diabetic…i was born with feet problems…but all the numbess came fast in 2006… one day part of my foot was numb few days later was numb alittle more so i went to the foot doctor they couldnt figure it out.so i went to nuroligist when i lived in michigan in 06 .moved doen here to arkansas 07 …seen a neroligist here.feels like my shoes are tight all the time and they are not and its very very annoying….
Comment by Delania on 17 May 2009:
I have been useing fixodent for twenty five years or more, and about 4 or 5 years ago i started suffering from shoulders hurting and arms so bad i would cry. and then to a numbness in my hand and fingers, joint pain my feet and ankles hurt so bad i dread getting out of bed in the mornings and i have a hard time putting my day in at work because of haveing to stand and walk all day.. I thought it was the kind of shoes i was wearing to work so i started wearing support shoes but the condition keeps getting worse. Could this be from where i have used this fixodent so long that i have zinc poisoning? And do we need to file our own lawsuit against this company? thanks for the info on this product.
Comment by Mance on 18 May 2009:
I have been using fixodent for over 30 years. I have all kind of problems and I am under several doctors’ care. I have breathing problems . I have numbness in my feet. I have fallen several times. I stay dizzy all time.
Comment by DEBBIE on 18 May 2009:
I HAVE EXPIERENCED THE NUMBNESS AND TINGLING SENSATIONS IN MY ARMS AND NOW FEET AND LEGGS. I HAVE USED FIXODENT FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW AND AM NOW WORRIED AS TO THE EFFECT IT HAS ON MY BODY??? LAST YEAR I EXPIERENCED SEVERAL TIMES OF PASSING OUT AND NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL AS THE DOCTORS??? COULD ALL OF THIS BE FROM FIXODENT??? SCARED AND PRAYING THAT IT IS NOT!!!
Comment by Kathy on 21 May 2009:
Pat, I am having the same problems you are except they are getting worse. My lips and mouth are parched and like cotton mouth.My head hurts and I am very disorientated and falling and I can’t pin point it. But 5-`2-09 I had to go in the hospital cause I had another bleeding ulcer to rupture but come to find out it was a blood clot in my stomach and my liver enzems were very high and I have got to find out tomorrow what is going on. I am trying to find out the side effects. I just saw the ad this morning.
Comment by donny on 27 May 2009:
I had to get false teeth when i was 20 years old, I am now 56 and i have used poligrip and fixadent for over 33 years. I currently have numb ness in both my hands and they go completely asleep a lot to the point that i drop what ever i am holding.. I have diizzy spells and my legs go numb also, my legs hurt at night while sleeping.
Comment by Sona on 2 June 2009:
Have used Super Poligrip & Fixodent for about 3 years to hold in a removable lower partial plate. The adhesive tends to only last about 3 hours so I have to re-apply often. I end up swallowing a good portion of it because it gets oozy & “disappears.” Since I started using these products, my lower legs began feeling numb & tingly. I began to experience RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome) at night also, which I never had before. I’ve had problems with both hands as well but just thought maybe carpal tunnel was coming back. My memory has been getting worse, but Alzheimer’s does not run in my family. I have not had blood work done to confirm high zinc levels but would be willing to do that.
Comment by Bettie on 3 June 2009:
I have been using fixodent every day for about 11 years, this is the only way to secure my dentures, I have a lot of the same problems and now I am having trouble walking, also I suffer from weakness, I haven’t been treated for this but, I going to have a physical soon and I will inform my doctor of this information about thd dental ashesive problem and the high level of zinc.
Comment by Anne on 4 June 2009:
I have been using fixodent regularly for 22 years and about 10 years ago developed pain in my left hip that the doctors cannot find a cause for. My right thigh goes numb if I am on my feet very long and my feet hurt all the time and swell quite often. Now I am wondering if not using fixodent will make any improvement and what the heck I am supposed to use in place of it?
Comment by Neil on 10 June 2009:
Pretty much the same news I have been reading. User for about 14 years now. Feet, but mainly toes, feel like they’re coming out of being asleep all the time for about the last 2 years. Now I wonder if my inability to sleep longer than 2 to 3 hours at a time are connected to the Fixodent. I’ve had sleeping aids but they don’t last and I’m a school teacher that needs their sleep. Too, my hands do fall asleep easily but it’s mainly my feet and toes and non-sleep I’d like to cure. I’ll have a blood test since just learning of this today. Feet are made for walking, not sleeping.
Comment by Tanya on 13 June 2009:
i for 31/2 year am a user of superpoly grip and polygrip swithing cause of the cost. fixodent tablets too. i began noticing blurred vision and dizzyness thougth nothing of it. At night my legs would tingle aw so disturbing…..up until this day i know it had alot to do with this stuff(polygrip).. their are other symtoms i notice since i’ve a user of these products. Im so grad to know it’s time to stop . before it slowy kill me!
Comment by Jackie on 15 June 2009:
I am actually going to the doctor today, 6/15/2009. I have been using Fixodent for years (I am 68 ytrs old) and have been having very, very, dizzy spells and balance problems. I have tingling in both hands and arms and both my hards and fingers have started to draw, like spasms. I have been to the doctor before for this and they have not found the cause. I am also having severe cramps in both feet. I have body twitches often and I am wondering if it is caused by Fixodent? I also have numb hands (asleep some people call it) but fixodent may be causing it. The worse part of all this is that I am falling an awful lot and I have always been really active so this is not due to my age. I seem to fall for no apparent reason.
Comment by wyona on 15 June 2009:
I have been using Fixodent and polygrip for 3 months now3 weeks ago I started having numb tingling feeling in my left shoulder and down my arm days ago my throat glands swelled up and last night my tounge swelled extremely bad. My Dr. said it could be infection or inflamation,he put me on antibiotics for infection steriods for inflamation I just started them today, but I can’t help but wonder if its because of the denture cream the reason I say this is I didn’t start wearing my bottom dentures until a week age used fixodent to hold them in the first sign of pain I felt was on the bottom side of my tounge then extreme swelling of my throat glands and then this morning my tounge was double if not triple its size.I plan to finish the course of meds my doctor ordered hopefully it works I am not going to wear dentures for awhile when I am all better then I’ll try the bottoms again and see what happens.
Comment by donald on 15 June 2009:
I have been using super poligrip for two years. in the past year i have gone to the doctor at least four times complaining about numbness and pain, in both feet, tingling in legs, burning sensations and dizziness.i am currently not diagnosed. i will see my doctor soon and give him this information.
Comment by Regina on 27 June 2009:
I have been using these products for 20 years. Lately I have noticed tingling and numbness in my feet as well as occasional dizziness.
I have a medical appointment in about a week and will certainly ask to be tested. I am glad I hear a notice about this on television last night.
Comment by Charlie on 27 June 2009:
Every time I wore my dentures it just me sick to my stomach, and it would make me gag. I have use poligrip for seventeen years, and l have numbness and pains in both legs.
Comment by dixie on 1 July 2009:
I have had lower dentures for about two years,and have been using poligrip since . In a period of 18 months I have been breaking out with a rash under by breast and stomach . The Dr.’s have been treating me for shingles and yeast infection with zoverax and nystatin. I believe this zinc poisoning may be my problem.
Comment by cindy on 2 July 2009:
Me and my husband got our dentures in 2005 and it seems that our bodies started weaking sinse we’ve gotten them my throat is always scratchy sounding my body aches i have tingling ,numbness pain i have been to the doctors but not about zinc poisoning we just heard about this so i’ll be making a new appointment this is seriously frightening cause we need our denture s to eat an smile when we feel like it right
Comment by Tammy on 3 July 2009:
I have been using polygrip and or fixodent for 34 years. My age is 45. Throughout my adult life I have suffered on an off with numbness in my fingers and toes, foot cramps and dizzy spells that come and go. My legs tingle so badly at night that I do not rest well which brings on other issues. I have suffered and been treated for depression for 20 years due to the chronic lack of energy, pain and a foggy feeling which affected my children and marriage. I have honestly felt at times that everyone around me got tired of hearing me complain so I often suffer in silence. If all of this could be because of using a denture adhesive all of these years I would atleast be thankful to find out.
Comment by martha on 9 July 2009:
I have use this product for 20 years or more. I had a heart attack a year ago, and my doctor could not understand why.
Comment by bobbi on 15 July 2009:
I have been using fixodent powder since december of 08. I have cold feet and my arms are numb and my hands are numb and tingly. EXTREME fatigue! I can’t stay awake most of the day at work. Could this be zinc poision??
Comment by robert on 16 July 2009:
I’ve used poligrip for years and recently have been diagnosed with leukemia. Could there be a link?
Comment by Susi on 30 July 2009:
i have used fixodent for about 15 years. I have had surgery after surgery, try’n to stop my right arm from tingling. Now, my legs tingle, my feet tingle,my ankel hurt. i watched my dad die a horrible death, with his feet hurting so bad, just try’n to put his socks on caused him to cry and beg not to have his socks put on. my dad’s feet died. My dad died needing his legs taken off. we had to bury my father a day early, due to the sick, rotten smell in the funeral home. that’s one of the worse things i have ever watched. this was due to neuropathy———-
Comment by Lynn on 4 August 2009:
i also have used fixodent for a couple of years now last summer i was told by several doctors i had a suddo tumor which i have lost 90 percent of my sight in my right eye due to this i am 43 and never been sick(other than a common cold) my hands and feet tingle but i thought it was due to the meds they have me on now for the pressure in my head
i wonder could all this be because of fixodent! where was our warning about this product!!
Comment by kathy on 11 August 2009:
I just happened to stumble on this blog as I was trying to see what could be causing my all of the sudden tingling and aching in my hands. My arms and legs even goes to sleep. I went to the doc yesterday to see why I was all at once having these symptoms but he thought mybe stress. After reading all of this it’s making so much sense to me. I am having all the above of what all of you are complaining about. I told my doctor I was tired all the time and fatigued out with this all at once ankle pain, leg falling asleep, arms tingling and falling asleep, and hands. The fatigue, dizziness, just an impaired feeling. I have been on fixodent for about 2 1/2 years now. Is there a test I take to see if my body has been damaged from this? Where is the warning !!!!
Comment by Tasha on 20 August 2009:
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’VE USED FIXODENT FOR AT LEAST 6 YEARS!! I READ EVERY POST!! EVERY SINGLE DESCRIPTION I JUST READ, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY MIND BOGGLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LATELY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING UNEXPLAINED SHORTNESS OF BREATH! EVEN TO WALK UP 14 STEPS!!!!!! THE NUMBNESS IN MY HANDS AND FEET, I JUST CHALKED UP TO STRESS!! I AM NOT EVEN 40 YET!!! I’M TIRED FOR NO REASON AND I FEEL SO LETHARGIC AT TIMES!!!! I SAW AN INFOMERCIAL RECENTLY AND CALLED THE NUMBER, LEFT PERSONAL INFORMATION BUT NEVER GOT A CALL BACK……IF ANYONE HAS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE POST!!!!!!!!!! IN THE MEANTIME, WHAT ELSE ARE WE SUPPOSED TO USE!!!!?????
Comment by ron on 25 August 2009:
I had dentures (uppers) installed in 6/07 and used Fixodent Denture Cream every day until in 1/08. I contact my doctor (internal medicine) and told her that I was suffering from the following: 1. pain & tingling in my feet and hands. 2. I had lost 70% of my ability to maintain by balance. 3. My arms and hands were cover with red blood blotches. 4. Lost 30 lbs. She said I had a vitamin deficiency and referred me to a Neurologist who diagnoised me with having Neuropathy and preformed injection surgery on my upper spine which produced no cure. I was referred to a second Neurologist who did extebsive tests and I was diagnoised with Nueropathy and was advised not to go through with an alternative surgery to my spine.
Comment by Lindell on 28 August 2009:
‘ve usedboth brands for 30 years and always blamed all my medical problems on bad luck…….I have almost everything listed by the others, dizzy, lethargy,back problems, you name it. I hope you nail them, I will have my own zinc level tested very soon,It is surely too late for me to get those years of suffering back and can only hope for those future users.
Comment by Stephen on 10 September 2009:
I have been using Fixodent for only years and I am suffering everyday from numbness of my feet and legs below the knees. My circulation is fine however my feet remain cold and burning like frost bite. My life has been changed in a very bad way as I am only 45. My sex drive has taken a trip and has been on the road for 2 years now. Completely dead. Burning all day and all night. I cant sleep. Take narcotics and Ambien for sleep and it doesnt work right. I feel as though I am dipping my feet in hell. All of this started shortly after my denture was installed. I was completely healthy before this happened. As of today I have applied for SSD as I can no longer work. My life is basically over. I dont know how a human can withstand anymore pain than what I have everyday. Some people have their limbs amputated to stop the nerves from burning. Lets hope and pray that fixodent is not the culpret as there are millions who use it and who will burn from it in their future. I have met the devil and he lives in a little white tube.
Comment by Janet on 14 September 2009:
I started using these products a few years ago and starting having seizures again whick I have not had in many years a couple of these seizures have been severe enough for me to fall and break bones
Comment by Linda on 18 September 2009:
I livein Alberta Canada and have used fixodent (misc. types) for MANY MANY years, often MANY times a day (more lately as it became looser). I had never ever heard of this until I went to a denturist to have a new upper denture made.
I was SHOCKED! Lately I have been experiencing numbness, tingling, strange palpitations of sorts, lightheadness, aching, fatigue etc…
I am going to be tested for an elevated level of zinc.
I hope this lawsuit expands and finds its’ way to Canada.
* Is there any indication that the symptoms can be reversed?
Scared in Alberta Canada
Comment by Marlene on 19 September 2009:
I have been using Poligrip and Fixodent for over 30 years. I have not been aware of any lawsuit or damage it is doing to my body.
Please help me to understand what I need to do to become part of the classaction lawsuit
Comment by Greg on 20 September 2009:
I have experinced symptoms as numbness in my hands and legs and dry mouth and have for several years
Comment by Tana on 23 September 2009:
I have used polygrip for many years and have had painful numbness in my mouth for the past year but have had an increase in pain from the nerve on the back of my mouth up to the center of my mouth. when I touch the center point it shuts very bad pains all thru the left side of my lower mouth. My chin and lips on the left side continue to be numd 100 % of the time..
Comment by Jack on 2 October 2009:
I have been using fixident for over 30 years.
I have unexplained pain in my legs and shoulders. I have never been given a clear answer from my physicians. I have had the numbness and tingling as described.
Comment by Lavina on 11 October 2009:
I started using fixodent and polygrip after having loose fitting dentures, esp. uppers. five yrs ago. I used it for 18 months. Started having pain in toes, tingling, itching inside. Spread up my legs now in my hands. Dr.s insisted I have Diabetes, but blood tests are quite iffy. Can’t get any Dr. to listen to my symptoms or to give Rx. for pains. I have chronic kidney infections and bowel problems. I’m 72yrs. old and unless something changes, will be in a wheel chair soon or worse.
Comment by Susan on 6 November 2009:
I have been using denture cream for about 10 years two to three times a day. I haven’t used it for about the last year or so cause I got sick of applying it. I have terrible muscle weakness, such ad numbness that I don’t get the pins and needles. Almost broke my ankle cause I didn’t realize it was numb. Muscles are so bad I am tearing them when I go down a small step. I am only 41 and have a body like a 70 year old. Tried to work but, I only lasted 2 hours cause I couldn’t hold a button down cause of the weaknesses. Is our internal muscles getting weak too?
Comment by Linda on 9 November 2009:
i have had my teeth for two months. but everysince i got them my mouth and lips are so dry like cotton mouth. I didn’t have this problem before but i am going to my doctor today and i am going to talk to them about it. It is miserable because no matter how much i drink or what i do i can’t do anything about the cotton mouth or my lips.
Comment by Shannon on 18 November 2009:
My mother has been having extreme problems with charlie-horse like type problems, when it happens, they hurt her so badly that she has to leave work. And she also has the numbness and tingling in her hands and feet
Comment by Pam on 22 November 2009:
I have read all of these comments and they scare me to death. I have all the above and my doc has diagnosed me with PAD pariferal Artery Diease. I have numbness of my arm and in my right leg and it is awful in this world. My mouth is always dry my lips are dry ther is nothing I can do to help it. We all need help with this and more info would be very helpful. Pam
Comment by SUZETTE on 22 November 2009:
iam wondering if my unexplained symtoms are caused by fiodent, i have used this product for 13 or so years. my abdomine is constantly swoolen and distened with pain constantly i also have many bowel problems and urination problems from all the swelling, my gums are always swollen and soar my feet ache my hands hurt, iam a mess i have gone thru alot of tests with no results, can u help me or have any clue what i might have, really sick and believe might slowly being poisoned to death!.
Comment by peggy on 23 November 2009:
I HAVE USED FIXODENT FOR 6 YEARS.I HAVE PAIN IN MY LEGS,KNEES,SHOULDS,FEET PAIN AND HANDS.I CANT SLEEP AT NIGHT. I FEEL LIKE MY BODY IS POISON.I DONT LIKE HAVING PAIN ALL DAY .DR DONT KNOWN .THEY JUST SAY .TAKE A PILL FOR YOUR PAIN,REST,IM 52 TO YOUNG TO FILL THIS PAIN ALL THE TIME.
Comment by Donna on 3 January 2010:
My husband has used poligrip for 17 years., He was diagnosed with cancer of th soft palate and is presently fightinng for his life. He has had the numbness of the limbs and hands, weakness of the muscles, severe pain, and restless leg syndriome. He is a diabetic and has had to start usinjg insulin, since he started the cancer treatmentsl. Is it possible that his cancer is a result of the denture cream?
Comment by holly on 14 January 2010:
I work in the dental field, and many times patients have come in with more than the recommended amount of denture cream. Has it occured to anyone that they only should be using a couple of small doplets of the cream like the packaging says? Patients have been filling there whole entire denture with this stuff. After reading this though, I do agree this is a concerning matter and I hope they get it cleared up immediately.
Comment by Rose on 15 February 2010:
I received my dentures in 1989 & immediatedly began using Fixodent & Polident; I have used the cream & powder over the years. In 1995 I was diagnosed with CREST SYNDROME. One of the causes of CREST can be silica ( a toxin ) which is used in denture adhesives. Symptoms are numbness tingling in hands & feet; limited scleradactly; painful joints; dysphagia; & the list continues. As the years have progressed my symptoms have worsened; losing my balance; falling more often; dropping items out of my hands; I’m only 57 & not ready to give in; medication has taken the sharp edge off the pain; already contacted a lawyer & unless you have the diagnosis of neuropathy nothing can be done; my rheumatologist has started me on the medication Neurontin for the increased pain. If this is what caused my auto immune condition, I have only begun to fight. I want to encourage all to do the same. I shall be tested for any elevation in my Zinc levels. Good luck to all of you.
Comment by Marsha on 18 February 2010:
I have been using Fixident and sometimes Polygrip for about 5 years now. I only use it on the bottom denture. I have all the symptoms that all of you talk about. The worst being, the weakness in my legs and arms. Holding up laundry to fold is hard for me. I have a traveling pain I used to joke about, for lack of knowing why. I am so tired all the time. It is hard to step up the two steps to get into the house. I could go on an on. I always prided myself for being so strong in my legs and back. How can that change so fast. When I talked to my doctor last year about this whole thing, she had never heard of it, and said she didn’t think there was a test to measure Zinc. I want to feel normal again.
Comment by anthony on 22 February 2010:
i got my dentures in 2004and started using polygrip for the past three months i have been suffering with sore throat tingling in ears neck and shoulders and a rash on my head and hands i was reffered to christies hospital as i have been in remission for 3 years i was taken into hospital for a camera down my throat and the specialist found no trace of cancer i stopped using my dentures because they hurt and all my symptons eased
Comment by karen on 27 February 2010:
i hear you all .. i wish I had not got my theeth pulled …. but then i was sick all the time with my theeth there …. now i have the pain and the tinniling
Comment by Norwood on 1 March 2010:
I have used Fixodent for almost 20yrs. My ears ring, toes started tingling almost electric shock,blood glucose off, growths on skin (almost wart like),fatigue, tendon pain, skin problems.retaining water. I was treated for diabetes, but when I took the type 2 meds my bg went UP,over 250. When my meds were changed the bg went up again. I’ve had bouts of diarea, kidney pain.My tee shirt had green stains from my sweat. I just thought it was aging