Role of Mast Cells in Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Lichenoid Reactions

Table 2

Comparison of mast cell distribution among study groups using Kruskal–Wallis test.

Group		Mean mast cell count	Range	Standard deviation	value
Group I	10	2.02	0.9–3.1	1.18	0.001 (significant)
Group II	21	14.98	7.9–33.4	5.16
Group III	21	7.96	1.2–17.4	5.04

Note.   value is significant below the value of 0.05.