I had the test whilst i still had my fillings in. And i took the whole lot of DMSA in one go. I didn't know any better at the time. I didn't have any serious adverse side affects but i certainly would now if i were to do it again. All it told me was i had a lot of mercury in my system which pushed me at the time to have them removed. But there are other ways to test for mercury tox such as the hair test test described above by Bex. The thing is with the Kelmer test is that if the result comes back elevated then it just confirms you have elevated levels of mercury, thats all. If it comes back normal it doesnt mean you are not toxic as talked about above. It does seem especially pointless to do the Kelmer test after the fillings have been removed. As by then youre likely to have accepted that you have a problem with mercury and will have started some treatment and detox regime. The hair test is more informative although there are limitations with that also.

I would also recommend reading Andy Cutlers book 'amalgam illness - dignosis and treatment' to help you prepare for this process and for detoxing afterwards. Its so important that people are as informed as possible before going in for removal and detox because there is a lot of conflicting information around not to mention dentists undertaking damaging dental work.