Fig. 3From: The impact of simvastatin intervention on the healing of bone, soft tissue, and TMJ cartilage in dentistry: a systematic review and meta-analysisMeta-analysis using a random effect model for assessing bone fill in various types of defects in human studies. Overall analysis showed a significant positive effect of simvastatin in enhancing bone defect fill (p < 0.0001). Slight heterogeneity among studies was found (I2 = 70%, p = 0.03). Mean differences and 95% confidence intervals are expressed in mmBack to article page