You can not believe everything these alternative medicine guys tell you. In my opinion it will not make a hill of beans difference.

it made no difference in my case. I'm ashamed to say I actually believed that having the mercury removed from my fillings would make a difference. I was desperate to be able to keep working, and found a dentist who specialized in the safe removal of mercury fillings back in 2000 or 2001. Waste of money and time. My insurance did cover some of the cost, but not all of it. Alternative medicine should be carefully considered, and be sure to ask if the treatments they are suggesting has helped other people. At least I can pass along my experience.

My insurance thankfully covered it, but it made no difference in my case either.

I believe it made a difference for me....this was 13 years ago..it wasn,t a cure but some of the symptoms did improve including the numbness in my fingers ( it went away ) and the cold extremities of both my hands and feet..cold even in the heat of summer went away...brain fog also improved a little BUT the damage form the mercury was already done...so at least I was preventing anymore mercury leakage from the amalgams..I am glad I had it done..even my husband had his removed..yes it was expensive but I haven,t regretted it....
Just for the record I was being treated by a Doctor who also believed in alternative medicines as well....
I am sorry that it didn,t help those of you below i know how disspapointing that can be..I was hoping it would be a cure too..
I believe it is a personal choice...
Here in Australia almalgam fillings are NO longer used..composite ones are but it took a lot of lobbying and years to change that ..mercury is a horrible poison...
All the best with your decision
gentle hugz

Thanks to each of you for your sincere feedback. No need to be ashamed for trying something to find relief. Heck, Id consider a lobotomy when Im at my lowest if I thought it would help. Or maybe I already tried that, I cant remember anything anymore! I think Ill park the dental work idea for now. There are less invasive things on the CFS remedy list I havent tried yet. Got to go, its time for my cucumber juice enema. :)

Brighter days
Weakfish

All I have to add to this is that if you should decide to have this procedure done....it must be done by someone who specializes in removing mercury from the mouth!!!

Otherwise, it gets back into your body in the worst way....and you can become a lot sicker!

It's all about getting someone who knows how to do this...is well practiced in it and is looking out for your best interest and not money gain for themselves!!!

I know people that have really suffered after having this procedure go wrong.

Agreed Bruceismypup!! it has to be done by a professional. Otherwise, bad things can happen!

Just realizing this post is three years old! STILL just as relevant today, as ever! We do what we can to find healing! We just have to be cautious that things are done properly!!

I wish you the best if you chose to go ahead with this procedure, Weakfish!! xo

Did not help me on bit, but my smile looked better. ha-ha!

There is not one peer-reviewed research article on "mercury" (silver amalgam) fillings causing ANY kind of health detriment. Over 50 million amalgam fillings were placed in the US alone in 2014 with less than 15 people reporting any side-effects. Obviously we are still learning as with CFS/ME! The only documented increase in blood Hg levels is when the amalgam fillings are removed - no matter what kind of vacuum system is used. Composite fillings are basically plastic so may also have negative health consequences revealed in the future and generally don't last as long as gold or amalgam fillings. My personal opinion after reading much of the research is that those who have an improvement in their health after the removal of amalgam fillings may actually have a sensitivity to other metals in the amalgam such as zinc or nickel. Porcelain or gold are the only inert dental filling materials although these are even more expensive than the composite fillings.

To set the record straight, the amalgam commonly used in dentistry is 50% mercury. So mercury fillings is a scientifically accurate designation, rather than silver, which is present in the alloy in lesser amounts.

But the dental profession has fiercely resisted calling them mercury fillings and insists that they are silver fillings. Sounds like a deliberate attempt to conceal their mercury content to me. Mercury is unquestionably toxic to humans.

Since there is no procedure in place to detect or track negative effects of amalgam, it seems disingenuous to me to state there are very low percentages of negative side effects. Countries all over the world have banned the use of amalgam in dentistry. Surely there must be a reason for that.