These problems are believed to be due to the development of lesions in the brain. Autoimmune disorders have been repeatedly induced in genetically susceptible lab animals by feeding and injecting gold and mercury compounds. Since mercury and gold can bind into any protein location with an available sulfur atom, an immune response in a sensitive person has the opportunity to target not only the metal, but also the metal combined together with human protein. The view of the immune system is that all foreign protein must be destroyed to preserve the human health. In autoimmunity, seemingly healthy tissues are destroyed by the immune system.
Many autoimmune conditions target specific organs or tissues types.
If exposure to dental metal is the root cause of illness for an individual, it is impossible to imagine a complete restoration of normal health, and normal immune function, as long as the metal leaching ions from the teeth into the blood stream is targeted by the immune system. The only way to be sure the metal is not leaching, and the immune system is not reacting this way, is to completely and safely remove it from the oral cavity.