According to Gordon Christensen, dental equilibration (bite balancing) might be one of the most widely UNDER-utilized services in dentistry. – JADA April 2005 136(4): 497–499;
Teeth that fit together correctly do not require the additional muscular activity needed to shift the jaw to the side or squeeze unilaterally when one side hits first. The art of equilibration is in modifying the shape of teeth – sometimes in removing and polished, sometimes in adding to a tooth – to help them nestle together like a lock and key.
