In addition to its antibacterial properties, honey has been found to promote wound healing in patients with burn injuries. For example, one study compared the effectiveness of a honey dressing to silver sulfadiazene (SSD) on wound healing in 78 child and adult burn patients with first and second degree burns. According to the results from this study, patients treated with honey dressings had a significantly lower average duration of healing (in days) compared to patients treated with SSD. In addition, approximately half of the wounds treated with honey dressings became sterile within seven days while none of the wounds became sterile during this span of time for the patients who were treated with SSD. The authors of this study also reported that 30 of the 37 patients (81%) treated with honey achieved complete recovery (i.e., complete healing two months post-burn injury without scarring or contractures) compared to 15 out of 41 patients (37%) treated with SSD. Another study by Baghel and colleagues using a similar sample found comparable results. In this second study, patients who were treated with honey dressings were found to heal significantly faster, have sterile wounds in less time, and have better overall recoveries (i.e., fewer hypertrophic scars and contractures) when compared to those patients who were treated with SSD.