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Poligrip products containing zinc have been pulled from the market because the denture creams have been associated with crippling nerve damage. In some cases, long-term users of the product have found their ability to use their hands or walk severely impeded.

Kline & Specter, P.C., is filing lawsuits against manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline because of debilitating effects suffered by people who used Super Poligrip Original, Ultra Fresh and Ultra Care products, all of which contain zinc. The law firm is also handling suits against Procter & Gamble for injuries caused by its denture cream, Fixodent. And zinc is used in other denture creams, including those bearing drugstore labels, which may also be liable for damages.

If you or a loved one suffered severe neurological symptoms after using one of these products, you should contact a Poligrip attorney or Fixodent attorney immediately.

Kline & Specter, with some 30 attorneys, including several who are also doctors, is one of the nation's leading law firms currently handling Poligrip, Fixodent and other denture cream cases across the country. The firm is liaison counsel for the cases and leaders in the litigation, with many of the cases centered in Philadelphia. Kline & Specter has extensive experience in winning large verdicts and settlements in product liability cases. (See our Major Victories)

The Poligrip products, on the market since 1996, can over the long-term cause a buildup of zinc in the body which prevents the necessary absorption of copper, which in turn can produce neurological symptoms. The products pulled from the market account for more than one-fourth of those used by an estimated 30 million denture wearers in the United States.

While the company said such problems only occur with excessive use, plaintiffs attorneys note that some patients need to use a substantial amount of adhesive to keep their dentures in place.

One such user was Diann Jones, a Kline & Specter client, who began using a Poligrip product after suffering gum disease during pregnancy and having her teeth extracted in April 2001. Six years

Later,  Jones, of St. Clair, Pa., began having difficulty doing her job as a machine operator and production floor supervisor, at first losing feeling in her feet, then losing her balance and falling when her knees and ankles gave out. She was diagnosed with zinc overload and copper deficiency and now, at 44 years old, she must use a walker, cannot bend her fingers for long periods and has constant pain in both legs.

Contact a Poligrip lawyer or Fixodent denture cream lawyer today.

Kline & Specter handles cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and Nationwide, working with local attorneys in states outside PA, NJ and NY.

In Pennsylvania, Kline & Specter handles cases in and around: Allentown, Altoona, Bethlehem, Chester, Doylestown, Drexel Hill, Easton, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Johnstown, Lancaster, Levittown, McCandless, McKeesport, Monroeville, Norristown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Pottstown, Radnor, Reading, Scranton, State College, West Chester, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport and York.

In New Jersey, the firm handles cases in and around: Atlantic City, Bayonne, Brick Township, Camden, Cherry Hill, Clifton, Edison, Elizabeth, Fort Lee, Jersey City, Lakewood, Millville, Newark, New Brunswick, Paterson, Pennsauken, Plainfield, Toms River, Trenton, Union, Vineland, Voorhees and Willingboro.