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For mark jakoby who says his body will never recover, its a warning that comes way too late. fixodent and forget it. >> well, apparently i cant forget it. because its took a lot away from me. >> reporter: procter & gamble said they know of no valid study that using fixodent causes any ill health effects. now, this binder in front of me has over 360 adverse event reports that went directly to the fda. the fda wouldnt talk to us about it. procter & gamble wouldnt talk to us about it. were asking e...

>> reporter: for the last ten years, 41-year-old construction worker mark jakoby had no idea why his body was failing. when you started to have symptoms and lose different types of muscle control, you kept using fixodent? >> yes. because i had no clue. >> reporter: doctors eventually tied his disorder to high levels of the mineral zinc. high zinc intake can lead to the depletion of copper levels in the body which can cause nerve damage. so, where did he get all the zinc? jakoby says it was his d...

>> reporter: for the last ten years, 41-year-old construction worker mark jakoby had no idea why his body was failing. when you started to have symptoms and lose different types of muscle control, you kept using fixodent? >> yes. because i had no clue. >> reporter: doctors eventually tied his disorder to high levels of the mineral zinc. high zinc intake can lead to the depletion of copper levels in the body which can cause nerve damage. so, where did he get all the zinc? jakoby says it was his d...

Information, a caution that prolonged zinc intake may be linked to adverse health effects. for mark jakoby who says his body will never recover, its a warning that comes way too late. "fixodent and forget it." >> well, apparently i cant forget it. because its took a lot away from me. >> reporter: procter & gamble said they know of no valid study that using fixodent as directed causes any ill health effects. now, this binder in front of me has over 360 adverse event reports that went directly to ...