r/AskOrthodontists

My 7 year old got palate expanders yesterday and it's been close to 30 hours, she still can't swallow, eat or drink. She stayed up all night awake and having to spit out her saliva. We tried yogurt, smoothies, clear soup, thick soup, soft fruits... Nothing works. Her throat muscles can swallow but her tongue won't cooperate. She's miserable, starving, dehydrated (stomach ache & headache) and the orthodontist office just told us "she needs to put in the effort". Is this normal? Any tips to help?

i got braces 2 years ago and a part of that was getting 3 teeth extracted one incisor from the bottom row of teeth and 2 teeth from the top set i dont know specifically what ones, but i never realised getting teeth removed can cause you to have a bad jawline or shrink it, i had an overcrowding problem and thats why he removed them, but should i have said no, and will it affect my face?