Do you believe that dental amalgams should be removed for therapeutic reasons, ie; to remove a source of mercury toxicity that might be causing diseases like autism, MS, etc?
“Do you believe that dental amalgams should be removed for therapeutic reasons...”
Generally, no. Perhaps, in special cases where a person shows particular signs of mercury poisoning.
I have amalgam fillings that I have had for many years. I do not intend to have them removed as long as they remain intact, “doing the job”. I would opt for resin fillings for any new ones, and have done so.
In many cases, removal of amalgam fillings can cause much more risk of mercury exposure and the toxic effects than would result from the amalgams remaining intact and undisturbed. I suspect you would concur with this comment.
I know people who claim a high sensitivity to the toxic effects of mercury; and who have had amalgam fillings removed and replaced with resins. I know a few of the dentists whose practice “speciallizes” in replacing amalgams with resins.
I also know a few people who have had this done who now show a lot more signs of toxic mercury exposure than they did before the replacements.
I have worked with a few of these people, advising them on heavy metal detoxing. And by the way, if asked, I do not recommend IV-EDTA chelation therapy. Detoxing needs to be done slowly, and heavy metals released during the detoxing need to be scavenged so as not to be reabsorbed.