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For mark jakoby who says his body will never recover, it's a warning that comes way too late. fixodent and forget it. >> well, apparently i can't forget it. because it's 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 wouldn't talk to us about it. procter & gamble wouldn't talk to us about it. we're asking everybody to go to the abc news website, let us know if you've had experiences with denture cre...

>> 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 denture cream, fixodent, which contains zinc. >> fixodent and forget it, guaranteed. >> gets soaked i...

>> 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 denture cream, fixodent, which contains zinc. >> fixodent and forget it, guaranteed. >> gets soaked i...

Information, a caution that prolonged zinc intake may be linked to adverse health effects. for mark jakoby who says his body will never recover, it's a warning that comes way too late. "fixodent and forget it." >> well, apparently i can't forget it. because it's 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 the fda. the fda wouldn't talk to us about it. procter & gamble wouldn't talk to us about it. we'...