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Table 1. Mean total number of mast cells among study groups.

Group

N

Mean

SD*

Medium

Min

Max

F- value

P value*

Healthy periodontal (N=12)

12

2.450

0.375

2.55

1.8

2.9

1.530

0.05

Plaque Periodontitis (N=12)

12

5.79

0.499

5.9

5.2

6.8

Chronic Periodontitis (N=12)

12

11.35

0.403

11.45

10.7

11.8

* P ≤ 0.05: statistically significant, SD: Standard deviation