Table 1

Factors	PGCG	CGCG	P-value^a
Factors	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	P-value^a
Giant cells in 25 HPF	71.22 (26.56)	69.57 (26.43)	0.885
Nuclei in giant cells in 25 HPF	468.55 (229.29)	509.78 (273.25)	0.711
Nuclei/giant cell	6.34 (0.9)	7.08 (1.68)	0.244
Area of giant cell	988.51 (122.51)	977.68 (213.22)	0.892
Percentage FSA occupied by giant cells	3.4 (1.46)	3.18 (1.06)	0.675
Relative size index	4.72 (0.6)	4.78 (1.3)	0.9
Arrangement of nuclei in giant cells	157.18 (20.68)	144.88 (43.7)	0.441

^aStatistically significant at the level P < 0.05 (Student's t-test).
CGCG = central giant cell granuloma; PGCG = peripheral giant cell granuloma; SD = standard deviation; FSA = fractional surface area; HPF = high power field.