Chewing sound

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Chewing noises are noises that occur during chewing due to the rows of teeth moving against each other and the displacement of the soft tissues ( lips , tongue ) in the oral cavity .

Chewing noises during food intake are usually physiological . Social acceptance varies depending on the culture. The precise coordination of the consistency of food (e.g. chips) with the chewing noises created by its consumption is the subject of so-called "sound design".

Chewing noises that occur in the area of ​​the temporomandibular joint as “rubbing” or “cracking” during mastication can have a pathological significance . They may indicate a disorder of the craniomandibular system , e.g. B. on a TMJ osteoarthritis .

"Chewing noises" that occur during sleep without being related to food intake are called teeth grinding ( bruxism ).

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This text is based in whole or in part on the entry chewing noise in Flexikon , a wiki from DocCheck . The takeover took place on July 10, 2004 under the then valid GNU license for free documentation .