Patient education is a huge part of the nurse’s job and usually this involves providing information and instructions regarding new medications, procedures or treatments. Next time you assess a patient and discover they have dentures, don’t just skim over this. Stop and question them about how well they fit, the type of adhesive they use, how much they use and whether they have experienced any symptoms of neuropathy since using denture adhesive creams. In a recent interview with Eric Chaffin, Esq. of Bernstein Liebhard LLP, I discovered a little known fact about the risks of denture adhesive creams and consumer injuries. Most denture adhesive creams contain zinc. Overuse of these…