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. 2019 Jan-Apr;23(1):157. doi: 10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_164_17

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of mean scores of micronuclei in different stains in patients diagnosed with oral submucous fibrosis

Stains n Micronuclei

Mean SD P
PAP 15 9.93 1.43 0.0001
LG 15 8.40 1.40
MGG 15 6.13 1.55
H&E 15 4.40 1.12
Pairwise comparison PAP-LG=0.019
PAP-MGG=0.000
PAP-H and E=0.000
LG-MGG=0.000
LG- H and E=0.000
MGG-H and E=0.006

PAP: Papanicolaou, LG: Leishman Giemsa, MGG: May–Grunwald–Giemsa, SD: Standard deviation