Q. i had the same problem my front teeth overlapped too it was a very minor overlap i went to an orthodontist and he recommended some sort of retainer thing and he filed my overlapping tooth down bc he said that my tooth had no space to move so thats why he had filed it down ! but when he filled it down it just made my prob worst 🙁 bc now it looks like a have a gap in between my teeth 🙁 but its been 3 weeks that i wore the retainer i wear it all the time like he said but my teeth have NOT moved ! it still looks like a gap 🙁 what can i do? help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!please,