evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

Juvenile spongiotic gingivitis.

Darling 2007 · Darling Mark R, Daley Tom D, Wilson Aze, et al. · Journal of periodontology · 2007

Included by

Recurrence of localized juvenile spongiotic gingival hyperplasia following surgical excision: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Darling 2007 · Results Study Selection; Table 1; Figure 3
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Recurrence after surgical excision
Surgical excision vs None (single-arm proportion) · Follow-up duration (continuous)
Meta-regression coefficient -0.0003 [-0.0071, 0.0063]4 studiesGRADE not reported
Recurrence after surgical excision
Surgical excision vs None (single-arm recurrence proportion) · Shorter follow-up
Proportion 0.112NRGRADE not reported
Recurrence after surgical excision
Surgical excision vs None (single-arm recurrence proportion) · Longer follow-up
Proportion 0.189NRGRADE not reported
Recurrence after surgical excision
Surgical excision vs None (single-arm recurrence proportion) · Postoperative follow-up (6 months to 5 years across studies)
Proportion 0.07 [0.01, 0.18]4 studies · 105 participantsVery low

1 including review in total.