Evaluation of Mast Cells in Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Table 3

Comparison of mast cells between toluidine blue stain and Alcian blue-safranin stain.

Groups	Number	Toluidine blue	Alcian blue-safranin	value
Normal	10	4.88 ± 1.80	5.6 ± 1.94	0.40
OPMDs	45	9.88 ± 7.96	10.42 ± 7.30	0.74
OSCC	45	6.71 ± 3.94	9.81 ± 6.03	0.00