Drs.
Amy Doneen and Bradley Bale have been on the leading edge of research for heart
attack and stroke prevention. Their Bale Doneen Method of prevention is a
validated medical approach to the prevention and treatment of vascular disease.
It focuses on the causal role of inflammation in atherosclerosis. The BD method
is proven to identify, stabilize and regress atherosclerosis, preventing
ischemic strokes and heart attacks.
They
have been long time passionate advocates of highlighting the numerous diseases that can
produce vascular inflammation, including periodontal disease and obstructive
sleep apnea.
At 229
Charles Street, we are committed to a comprehensive and holistic approach to
your health and understand the systemic links to your oral health and how your
oral health impacts your general health and well being.
Every patient treated
in our dental practice is assessed, diagnosed and then treated for periodontal
and endodontic disease. A complementary blood pressure screening and BMI calculation is offered to patients in addition to the customary review and discussion of their medical and dental history.
Patients that raise a red flag upon screening for
Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) are referred to a sleep specialist
for an evaluation and sleep testing.
We are also trained to treat patients that are medically
prescribed Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT) for primary snoring, mild and moderate
OSA, severe OSA, if they refuse CPAP, or are CPAP intolerant / non compliant
and patients that require combination therapy (using both CPAP and OAT).
According
to the 2014 update from the American Heart Association, Stroke is still the
number one cause of disability. Someone has a stroke every 40 seconds and
someone dies from a stroke every 4 minutes.
Diabetes
and Coronary Heart Disease top the list for health care dollars spent in the
US. Among the aggregated condition categories, cardiovascular disease was the
most expensive. The reason for this situation is the attention given to
treating end stage disease, risk for an event being based on risk factors alone
and treatment still being focused mainly on cholesterol, not on inflammation.
The
Bale Doneen approach of preventing Stroke and Heart attacks focuses on
utilizing silent technology to find silent arterial disease and assessing for
vascular inflammation.
Arterial
wellness can be achieved by assessing for which particular inflammatory issues
is driving their disease. These conditions can be managed effectively enough to
extinguish the inflammation. The underlying atherosclerosis will stabilize and
remain quiescent.
So you
see how a general dentist and dentist with training to treat snoring and
obstructive sleep apnea can have a critical impact on lowering the inflammatory
burden on your system, which will result in a reduction of your risk of stroke
and heart attack in addition to numerous other health benefits.
TREATING DISEASE, PROMOTING WELL BEING AND INSPIRING OPTIMAL LIVING
Improving the Lives of our Patients
