Immunohistochemical Analysis of Vimentin in Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Table 3

Pattern of vimentin scores of fibroblasts 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
Fibroblasts	Mild	20	2	2	4	12	2.3 ± 1.1	𝑃=0.93 (N.S)	𝑃=0.06 (N.S)	𝑃<0.05 (S) [0.03]
	Severe	20	2	—	6	12	2.4 ± 1.0
	Normal	10	2	2	5	1	1.5 ± 1.0