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According to Gordon Christensen, dental equilibration (bite balancing) might be one of the most widely UNDER-utilized services in dentistry. \u2013\u00a0JADA<\/abbr> April 2005 <\/span>136<\/span>(<\/span>4):<\/span> <\/span>497<\/span>–<\/span>499<\/span><\/span>;<\/span><\/p>\n

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. \u00a0The art of equilibration is in modifying the shape of teeth \u2013 sometimes in removing and polished, sometimes in adding to a tooth \u2013 to help them nestle together like a lock and key.<\/p>\n

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Before: photo: full bite showing uneven edges of incisors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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After photo: edge-to-edge bite now stabilized by smoother edges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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