Table 1.
Positive cell mean for RANK, RANKL, and OPG in odontogenic keratocyst, dentigerous cyst, and unicystic ameloblastoma.
| Type of lesion (number of cases) | RANK | RANKL | OPG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | p | Mean | p | Mean | p | |
| Lining epithelium | ||||||
| OKC (22) | 180.95 | 0.3879a | 43.59 | 0.4153g | 117.90 | 0.0121m |
| DC (17) | 249.47 | 0.7693b | 26.52 | 0.0317h | 11.47 | 0.0211n |
| UA (19) | 212.47 | 0.8053c | 62.47 | 0.3205i | 6.89 | 0.9928o |
| Stroma | ||||||
| OKC (22) | 101.38 | 0.0036d | 34.27 | 0.0004j | 54.09 | 0.0018p |
| DC (17) | 169.94 | 0.3072e | 27.11 | 0.5292k | 14.35 | 0.0196q |
| UA (19) | 139.00 | 0.1414f | 60.73 | 0.0001l | 4.00 | 0.7629r |
χ 2 = 1.8886 (RANK epithelium), χ2 = 7.7653 (RANK stroma), χ2 = 13.3295 (RANKL epithelium), χ2 = 15.9150 (RANKL stroma), χ2 = 4.2004 (OPG epithelium), χ2 = 12.24 (OPG stroma). OKC: odontogenic keratocyst; DC: dentigerous cyst; and UA: unicystic ameloblastoma. Mean differences test by pair of lesions (Tukey): aOKC versus DC, bDC versus UA, cUA versus OKC, dOKC versus DC, eDC versus UA, fUA versus OKC, gOKC versus DC, hDC versus UA, iUA versus OKC, jOKC versus UA, kDC versus OKC, lUA versus DC, mOKC versus UA, nDC versus OKC, oUA versus DC, pOKC versus UA, qDC versus OKC, rUA versus DC.