[Table/Fig-10]:
Mast cell distribution between the study groups in similar studies.
| Author name and year |
Mast cell count/density± Standard deviation (expressed as cells/mm2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Potentially malignant disorders |
OSCC | ||||
| Mohtasham N et al., 2010 [14] |
4. 1±1.7 | 9.3±2.6 | 11.2±2.3 (Low grade) |
12.2±3.3 (High grade) |
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| Iamaroon A et al., 2003 [7] |
41.67±15.38 | 65.83±14.29 | 85.00±27.35 | |||
| Kinra M et al., 2012 [16] |
Mast cell count |
2.51±0.84 | 5.07±1.71 | 8.65±3.38 | ||
| Mast cell density |
12.56±4.18 | 25.35±8.58 | 42.75±17.48 | |||
| Khare A et al., 2015 [17] |
5.5±5.4 | 12.1±15.4 (Non dysplasia) |
12.8± 15.5 (Dysplasia) |
13.7±16.5 | ||
| Veda H et al., 2015 [18] |
7.460±1.223 | 12.215±2.013 | 17.275±4.520 | |||