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. 2025 Nov 1;25:1720. doi: 10.1186/s12903-025-07065-0

Table 3.

SOX2 scores of staining percentage and intensity

SOX2 staining percentage SOX2 intensity Total score
score 0 score1 score2 score3 score4 score 1 score2 score 3 Negative Low High
Ab 1 4 6 4 0 3 7 4 1(6.7%) 4 (26.7%) 10 (66.6%)
OKC 0 2 8 5 0 1 3 11 0 1 (6.7%) 14 (93.3%)
DC 0 10 5 0 0 10 5 0 0 13(86.7%) 2 (13.3%)
P value 0.007* > 0.001* > 0.001*

P value

between groups

P1 = 0.264

P2 = 0.044*

P3 = 0.002*

P1 = 0.022*

P2 = 0.040*

P3 = < 0.001*

P1 = 0.048*

P2 = 0.012*

P3 = < 0.001*

Used test: Kruskal-Wallis test followed by post hoc Dunn’s multiple comparisons test

Ab Ameloblastoma, OKC Odontogenic keratocyst, DC Dentigerous cyst

P1: significance between AB and OKC groups, P2: significance between AB and DC groups, and

P3: significance between OKC and DC

*Statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05)