Renew Wellness Dentistry

Renew Wellness Dentistry Experience biological and airway-focused dentistry that supports your health with biocompatible materials and advanced technology.

Serving Belle Chasse and Greater New Orleans.
✨ This is where wellness meets dentistry
Renewellnessdentistry.com Dr. Castro maintains a full time general dentistry private practice that includes the most comprehensive dental care available. She graduated from dental school in the top of her class in 1994 and speaks two languages, English and Spanish. She also completed a two year post graduate gen

eral practice residency in Cleveland, OH. She has extensive dental training in implant surgery and competed a one year Maxicourse with the American Association of Implant Dentistry in 2013. Dr. Castro is an associate affiliate fellow of the AAID and an active member of the ADA, LDA, NODA, AACD, and the AAGD. Dr. Castro is certified in conscious sedation and offers different levels of sedation to ensure that patients with dental anxiety get the best dental experience and care. Dr. Castro is also a very proud mother of two, Ethan (5 years old) and Emily(4 years old), and has been married to her husband Billy for almost 10 years. In her free time she likes to spend time traveling with her family, enjoying art shows, and learning new techniques to improve the care of her patients.

06/16/2026

Your tongue has a resting posture. So do your lips. Most of us were never taught what that posture should be, and over time, the wrong patterns become automatic. Mouth breathing instead of nasal. Tongue resting low instead of against the palate. A swallow pattern that pushes forward instead of up.

Those patterns affect more than your mouth. They influence jaw development, airway space, sleep quality, and how your face grows, especially in kids.

Myofunctional therapy retrains those patterns. Not through willpower, but through specific exercises that rebuild the muscle habits your body should have developed naturally.

What you’re seeing here is exactly that. Lip mobility work, tongue posture hold, nasal breathing, all at the same time. It looks simple. The changes it produces are not.

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06/15/2026

At 14, his body was working harder than anyone realized.
Bedwetting, severe allergies, and constant fatigue had become his everyday life.

When we took a CT scan, the reason became clear.
His jaws were very narrow, leaving his airway significantly restricted.

We addressed the root issue with a non-surgical expansion appliance designed to support healthy jaw development and proper airway function.

Within three months, his symptoms resolved.
Seven months later, his airway is three times the size it was before.

More importantly, daily life no longer feels like a struggle.

When the airway is supported, the body responds.
That’s why we look beyond teeth.
This is the impact of whole-body dentistry.

If something feels off, the body is usually trying to tell us something.

06/14/2026

Severe crowding doesn't have to mean tooth extraction. We expand, not extract—giving this patient straight teeth without collapsing his airway.

Ashley was 13, breathing through her mouth, sleeping poorly, and nobody had looked at her airway.We did.Her CT scans sho...
06/12/2026

Ashley was 13, breathing through her mouth, sleeping poorly, and nobody had looked at her airway.

We did.

Her CT scans showed significant airway restriction from very enlarged tonsils. So we treated the cause: a severe tongue-tie, underdeveloped arches, and a breathing pattern her body had learned to compensate for.

We did upper and lower arch expansion, Tongue-tie release, and Myofunctional therapy.

Nine months later, her follow-up CT showed a significant increase in airway volume.

She's breathing through her nose. Sleeping better. And she didn't need surgery to get there.

This is what it looks like when you treat the whole picture.

06/11/2026

You don’t have to live with cavities, gum disease, or tooth loss. With the right prevention, your mouth can stay healthy for life. We have the technology and the knowledge to stop problems before they ever begin, and prevention is at the heart of everything we do at Renew Wellness Dentistry.

A child's arch development shapes how they breathe, sleep, and grow for years to come.Matthew came in with an upper arch...
06/09/2026

A child's arch development shapes how they breathe, sleep, and grow for years to come.

Matthew came in with an upper arch width of 26mm. After six months of expanding both arches, that number is now 42mm. His alignment still needs attention, and we're continuing care. But the foundation is there now in a way it wasn't before.

This is the power of expanding both arches.

If you have questions about your child's development, we're here. (504) 391-0000 | renewwellnessdentistry.com

A CPAP keeps your airway open, but it doesn't improve your airway.Our patient, James, had been on CPAP for years. Diagno...
06/07/2026

A CPAP keeps your airway open, but it doesn't improve your airway.

Our patient, James, had been on CPAP for years. Diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea, AHI of 55.7. His oxygen was dropping to 72% while he slept. Brain fog every morning. Exhaustion that no amount of sleep seemed to touch.

James was doing everything he could, but was still losing ground.

The missing piece wasn't compliance. It was nothing was addressing the underlying structure.

For severe cases like this one, we don't remove CPAP from the equation. Instead, we added the Vivos mMRNA appliance to work alongside it, supporting airway development at the skeletal level while CPAP continues to provide the pressure support his breathing requires.

His latest sleep study shows normal AHI and sleep quality above the expected range. His oxygen stays in the mid-90s. The brain fog is gone.

Curious whether there's more to your sleep picture than CPAP alone?
Start with a call. (504) 391-0000
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06/03/2026

You could have a ticking time bomb in your mouth. 💣 Hidden infections and airway issues don’t always hurt until it’s too late. At Renew Wellness Dentistry, we help you catch the problem before it explodes into something bigger. 🦷✨

06/01/2026

A panorex X-ray only gives a flat image of your teeth and jaws. But a 3D CT scan shows so much more—like infections, bone quality, and your airway. At Renew Wellness Dentistry, we use full-scope imaging to see what others miss, so we can treat the root cause. 🧠🦷

Every review tells a story. A story of comfort restored, fear replaced with trust, and health that finally feels whole a...
05/30/2026

Every review tells a story. A story of comfort restored, fear replaced with trust, and health that finally feels whole again.

These aren’t just smiles that look better.
They’re lives that live better. 💙

If you’ve been searching for a dental experience that truly sees the whole you, book today and start your own story of renewal.

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70037

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