I don't remember who it was, but there was someone on here that had their teeth removed (oh gosh my memory is terrible) in lieu of having their fillings replaced, maybe they can chime in, but yes, I think if the teeth are completely gone, all you have to do is detox. My mother has told me it would be easier, and less expensive to just get them all pulled out...but the dentist seems to think I can save them. I did have one pulled over a year ago, that had amalgam in it, because it was getting decayed, and I just couldn't take the pain anymore. The pain meds and anitbiotics didn't help enough for me to wait 3 weeks out for an appt for a root canal, and I didn't want one anyway, with a dentist that doesn't "believe" in mercury poisoning, so I just opted to have it pulled. If I smile really big you can see it, and it looks terrible, and eventually I will have to have a bridge. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />