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The teeth grinding is a mechanical change. The saliva mixing in with the food and starting the digestive process would be a chemical change.
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∙ 6y ago
Wiki User
∙ 6y agoYour teeth are not changing the food by chewing it. It stays the same sort of food, only in smaller pieces. This means it is not a chemical change.
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Which of the following digestive processes is NOT considered a chemical change?
breaking up and grinding food particles into small pieces using the teeth
Digestion occurs through both mechanical and chemical ways what is involved directly in mechanical digestion?
teeth
Is it a physical or chemical change. Acids produced by bacteria in plaque cause teeth to decay?
Chemical change
Do reptiles have flat grinding teeth?
no
Is the mouth a chemical or mecahnical breakdown?
Both, saliva breaks down food chemically, and your teeth mechanically break down food by cutting, grinding, and mashing.
When your teeth grind food is it mechanical or chemical?
when your teeth grind food is it chemical or mechanical
How is mechanical digestion is different than chemical digestion?
Chemical digestion uses enzymes and other chemicals to break the bonds in food. Mechanical digestion is basically the teeth grinding the food into physically smaller pieces.
What digestive processes is NOT considered a chemical change?
breaking up and grinding food particles into small pieces using the teeth
What 2 types of digestion takes place in the mouth?
Mechanical and chemical digestion. In mechanical digestion the teeth breakdown food into smaller pieces and in chemical digestion the salivary glands breaks down the food molecules.
Does chemical digestion occur before mechanical digestion?
Both get started at about the same time. As the teeth are grinding up the food, enzymes in the saliva are breaking down starch.
Which of the following digestive processes is NOT considered a chemical change?
breaking up and grinding food particles into small pieces using the teeth
What type of digestion is teeth grinding food?
our teeth break down food physically which is called mechanical break down
What kind of digestion involves the teeth tearing or grinding food into smal pieces?
mechanical processing
Where does mechanical digestion happen?
Mechanical digestion starts when food is chewed physically by the teeth (grinding and tearing the food), and the remaining steps of digestion continue from then on.
Vertebrates often have mechanical and chemical ways of digesting food what is a main part of mechanical digestion?
Teeth
Digestion occurs through both mechanical and chemical ways what is involved directly in mechanical digestion?
teeth
Can damage from teeth grinding be reversed?
Teeth grinding can be a problem, since it removes the protection on your teeth. There are available treatment options that can repair the damage. There is also treatment to get you to stop grinding your teeth.
