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Dental Health (Expert Forum)
denture cream question
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Questions in the Dental Health forum are answered by Dr. Jerome Tsang and Dr. Jerome Bogin. Topics covered include bridges, cavities, crowns, and x-rays.
denture cream question
by bunnymom25, Nov 05, 2009 01:21PM
My husband has had dentures for about 10 years now, and he uses fixodent and just recently notice a loss of sensation in his upper thighs. Could this be due to zinc poisoning from the denture cream? I've been reading up on it since we discovered the numbness but most of the information is very vague.
Does anyone know more about the symptoms of zinc posioning? I know that it also causes a copper deficiency but if he does have the zinc poisoning - what other symptoms can we look for?
Does anyone know more about the symptoms of zinc posioning? I know that it also causes a copper deficiency but if he does have the zinc poisoning - what other symptoms can we look for?
Doctor's Answer
by Jerome Tsang, DDS, Nov 22, 2009 11:08PM
, Nov 22, 2009 11:08PMTo: bunnymom25
I'm not aware of any proven literature or studies that confirm that this is true. It is advised though that if the denture is poor fitting and needs denture cream, you should see a dentist to evaluate the denture.
Here's a link to the press release from the ADA.
http://www.ada.org/public/media/releases/0905_release02.asp
Here's a link to the press release from the ADA.
http://www.ada.org/public/media/releases/0905_release02.asp
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