Primary study · included by 1 review

The patient with recurrent aphthous ulcers and the patient with recurrent herpes labialis: a study of two population samples.

Ship 1967 · Ship I I, Brightman V J, Laster L L · Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 1967

Included by

Global prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis among school and university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Non-Cochrane · other · 2026 · cited as Ship 1967 · Table 1; reference 51

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.15 [0.07, 0.25]	15 studies · 7815 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.14 [0.06, 0.24]	15 studies · 7929 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.15 [0.06, 0.25]	15 studies · 8029 participants	GRADE not reported
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis prevalence · Current	Prevalence proportion 0.14 [0.06, 0.24]	16 studies	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.15 [0.07, 0.26]	15 studies · 6995 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.14 [0.06, 0.25]	15 studies · 7629 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.14 [0.06, 0.25]	15 studies · 7815 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.12 [0.05, 0.20]	15 studies · 8093 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.15 [0.07, 0.26]	15 studies · 7109 participants	GRADE not reported
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis prevalence · Current	Meta-regression coefficient -0.13	NR	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.13 [0.05, 0.22]	15 studies · 7329 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.14 [0.06, 0.24]	15 studies · 8050 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.15 [0.07, 0.25]	15 studies · 7136 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.15 [0.07, 0.25]	15 studies · 7788 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.15 [0.06, 0.25]	15 studies · 8029 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.14 [0.06, 0.25]	15 studies · 6349 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.11 [0.05, 0.19]	15 studies · 7786 participants	GRADE not reported
Prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis Not applicable (prevalence) vs Not applicable (prevalence) · Point (current) prevalence	Prevalence (proportion) 0.14 [0.06, 0.24]	15 studies · 8054 participants	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.