Hello mommy24. I had 25 mercury amalgams. Over the course of around a year I have had 22 replaced, and hopefully the last 3 will be replaced within a month. My advice to you is to take antifungals both before and throughout the process of getting your amalgams replaced. I developed some nasty infections of the gums during the process(not even around the teeth that were being worked on) My dentist at times did say that he saw irritation, but didn't tell me how to treat it or what was causing it. Taking grapefruit seed extract and olive leaf extract is what finally helped me. The grapefruit seed extract was both swalllowed and used to rinse my moth a few times a day. I used the Vitamin Shoppe Brand Grapefruit Seed Extract(made by Citricidal, also sold under their brand name). I put 10 drops in a full cup of water and drank this 3 or more times a day. I also rinsed my mouth with this a few times a day. Rinsing your mouth with warm salt water(half a spoon or a spoon of salt in warm water)also helps.