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

Table 3

Intergroup comparison of mast cell distribution using Mann–Whitney test.

S. number	Comparison of groups	Median	Mann–Whitney test	value
(1)	Group II versus Group III
	Group II	14.4	368.5	0.0002 (significant)
	Group III	6.6	72.5
(2)	Group III versus Group I
	Group III	6.6	188.5	0.0004 (significant)
	Group I	1.5	21.5
(3)	Group II versus Group I
	Group II	14.4	210	0.000001 (significant)
	Group I	1.5	0

value of <0.017 was considered as statistically significant.