Immunohistochemical Analysis of Vimentin in Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Table 2

Pattern of vimentin scores at deep 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
Deep	Mild	20	2	4	10	4	1.8 ± 0.9	𝑃=0.51 (N.S)	𝑃=0.14 (N.S)	𝑃<0.05 (S) [0.03]
	Severe	20	—	4	10	6	2.1 ± 0.7
	Normal	10	2	4	4	—	1.2 ± 0.8