Just got back from the dentist.

I had 1/4 of my amalgam fillings removed. (3 amalgams) Not because I'm terrified of the mercury in them (I am terrified), but because they were going bad (amalgam cracks teeth).

Getting some of the mercury out of my mouth is just a happy extra.

I had them replaced with composite fillings. My mouth is STILL numb, and I really hope that it wears off soon.

What freaked me out was that the dentist told me that the toughest amalgam to remove was the largest ever chunk of high mercury amalgam she's ever removed from someone's mouth. I'm surprised I have any tooth left in that tooth after she dug out that amalgam.

She told me that she could tell how much mercury was in my mouth by the color of the fillings, they were really discoloring my teeth apparently. The composite filling helps change the color of my teeth back to white...so I'm thrilled about that, with so much amalgam in my mouth, my teeth have been seriously ugly since I was younger.

I'm a little worried that some of the mercury could have gotten into my system during the removal. (there's a chance any time you have an amalgam removed) So, I'm scared that I'll have some sort of horrible exacerbation now. I think I'll be scared of that for a few days.

The dentist said that it turned out great, and she thinks this is the best time for me to be having all the work done on my mouth. She was worried if I waited a few years, I'd have more spasticity and that I wouldnt ever be able to open my jaw big enough for them to do any more work.

I'm waiting till summer time to get the next 3 fillings removed and the cracks in the teeth repaired. I dont want to do too much of this all at once, just in case a bunch of mercury gets released.

The dentist told me that she does believe amalgam is bad, and she refuses to put it in people's mouths. She said that she couldnt promise me that removing the amalgam would improve any of my MS symptoms, but that it may help a little bit. Plus, my mouth will be healthier now once all the teeth are repaired.

I'm not looking forward to next time. Apparently one of the nerves in my teeth is dying, so that one's going to be expensive. Today's teeth had to be done immediately, because I guess she thought a tooth was in imminent danger of coming apart.

I'm just happy that 3 of my ugly teeth look better now, and I cant wait (but still not too enthusiastic about it) for the next batch of teeth to be fixed. My teeth will slowly start to look good for once.