The problem being is that when fillings are old and in the where mercury has leeched out, bacteria and yeast grows and that methylates the mercury left in the teeth...so they should be replaced, but my dentist obviously didn't want to replace mine, he kept telling me what great shape my mouth was in...I almost cried when I saw the pictures that my new dentist took...you can actually see where the mercury has leeched into the surrounding teeth. And he didn't want to remove them cause he didn't want to expose himself to unnecessary vapours, I guess he was waiting for them to fall out or for me to die, whichever came first.

For those interested, I have attached a before picture of my teeth, but beware, they are pretty gross <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />....can't wait to get the after ones!!!
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Sandi