Table 3 Salivary total protein levels in OSCC and control groups

Groups

 Healthy controls (N = 20)

3.2 (3.03)

 Well differentiated OSCC (N = 20)

15.11 (13.88)

 Moderately differentiated OSCC (N = 20)

26.5 (29.16)

< 0.001

 Poorly differentiated OSCC (N = 20)

11.38 (9.81)

Comparison of OSCC vs Healthy controls

p value^ø

 Well differentiated OSCC

< 0.001

 Moderately differentiated OSCC

< 0.001

 Poorly differentiated OSCC

0.005