Immunohistochemical Analysis of Vimentin in Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Table 1

Pattern of vimentin scores at superficial localization in mild OSF cases, severe OSF cases, and control group.

	Group	No.	Scores (0–3)				Mean ± SD	Mild v/s severe	Mild v/s normal	Severe v/s normal
			0	1	2	3
Superficial	Mild	20	2	8	2	8	1.8 ± 1.1	𝑃=0.87 (N.S)	𝑃=0.25 (N.S)	𝑃=0.15 (N.S)
	Severe	20	2	6	4	8	1.9 ± 1.1
	Normal	10	2	4	4	—	1.2 ± 0.8