[Table/Fig-4]:
Comparison of staining and cellular characteristics of bone, teeth and soft tissue sections in decalcification by the three methods. (Fishers exact test)
| TISSUE | FEATURES | ASSESSMENT | CONVENTIONAL | HEAT | STIRRING | FISHERS EXACT | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Column n % | Count | Column n % | Count | Column n % | |||||
| BONE | BONE MARROW CELL NUCLEAR DETAILS | Poor | 1 | 20 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 80 | 4.438 | 0.201 |
| Average | 4 | 80 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| Good | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| FOLDS | Present | 2 | 40 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 80 | 2.184 | 0.500 | |
| Absent | 3 | 60 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| OSTEOCYTE RETRACTION | Missing osteocytes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 8.509 | 0.045 | |
| Intermediate | 1 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 40 | ||||
| Minimum retraction | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | ||||
| TOOTH | PULP SHRINKAGE | Present | 2 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 60 | 0.709 | 1.000 |
| Absent | 3 | 60 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 40 | ||||
| PULP NUCLEAR CONTRAST | Poor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.087 | 0.021 | |
| Average | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 80 | ||||
| Good | 5 | 100 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| ODONTOBLAST STATUS | Missing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 20 | 4.16 | 0.500 | |
| Intermediate | 1 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| Distinct | 4 | 80 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 60 | ||||
| SOFT TISSUE | EOSINOPHILIA | Weak | 1 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6.101 | 0.162 |
| Moderate | 1 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Intense | 3 | 60 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 100 | ||||
| NUCLEAR CONTRAST | Poor | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 7.975 | 0.065 | |
| Average | 3 | 60 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Good | 1 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 40 | ||||
| CHROMATIN | Poor | 5 | 100 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 40 | 4.187 | 0.251 | |
| Average to good | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 60 | ||||