Silica

15 benefits mapped to clinical evidence across supplements.

Benefit Evidence

Main Effects

Tissue repair +33 pp

Bridge/healing +31 pp

Strong

5,945

MTA: repair +95%

Ca-silicate: bridge/healing

Strong

5,399

Nutrition source

BMD/markers +6.9%

Hypersensitivity/tubules ↓

Potassium control ↓0.7

Strong

5,995

Joints & tendons

Bone/cartilage +31%

Pulp healing +34pp

Strong

2,193

Calculus/plaque −34%

Gingivitis/malodor −39%

Mucositis healing +5d

Strong

1,853

BMD +6.9%

Bone formation ↑

Resorption markers ↓

Moderate

911

Dry mouth +1.2

Diarrhea duration -49%

Moderate

528

Skin appearance

Smoother skin texture

Less acne, oil

Moderate

310

Skin/hair +24 pp

Bone/cognition +11%

Moderate

361

Hair strength/thickness improved

Nail brittleness reduced

Skin roughness lowered

Moderate

168

Joint pain unchanged; men improved

Stiffness/pain improved, biomarkers down

Joint pain ~50% less

Moderate

295

Hair strength/brittleness: -10.8%

Hair count/thickness: +38%

Weak

138

Men: symptom/biomarker improvement

Less subsidence, same fusion

Weak

265

Stress resilience

Gut inflammation ↓

Lead uptake ↓ 86-90%

Weak

83

Scalp support +24pp

Silicon uptake 30-35%

Weak

50