West Virginia Denture Wearers and Fixodent Lawsuits

While dentures are losing their popularity among an aging baby boomer population in favor of dental implants, millions of elderly people in West Virginia still wear dentures.

As modern dentistry continues to make technological strides, denture wearers still buy and faithfully use the same dental adhesive products which have been on the market for decades like Fixodent.

Even though Fixodent is an over-the-counter product found readily available in drug stores and big box stores, denture cream is considered a medical device. Other medical devices include heart stents, hernia mesh, breast implants, x-ray machines, and more.

The FDA categorizes medical devices which are lumped into one big category. As a medical device, Fixodent must be registered with the FDA which requires good manufacturing techniques and labeling of products.

Unfortunately, the FDA has not paid much attention into the claims that Fixodent denture adhesive may contribute to zinc poisoning. Long term denture wearers are being diagnosed with zinc poisoning and the common denominator among suffers is Fixodent denture wearing consumers.

Why isn't the FDA alerting the millions of West Virginia denture wearers about the devastating side effects of zinc poisoning? Some side effects include painful tingling of limbs, numbness, loss of limb use, loss of balance, and weight loss and nausea.

Are you or a family member suffering from Fixodent zinc poisoning? If yes - take action now and contact the Wheeling, West Virginia-based Attorney Barry Hill, a medical device litigator fighting tough medical device lawsuits like Fixodent.