Table 1.

Comparison between different parameters of wound healing under dry versus moist healing conditions

	Dry Environment	Moist Environment	References
Microscopic aspects
Cellular migration	−	+	6
Keratinocyte proliferation	−	+	7
Fibroblast proliferation	−	+	9
Growth factors activity	−	+	8,10
Angiogenesis	−	+	12
Collagen synthesis	−	+	4
Dead tissue and fibrin	+	−	4,13
Duration of inflammatory and proliferative phases	+	−	11
Clinical aspects
Incidence of infection	−	−	4,5
Pain	+	−	4,13
Wound aesthetics and quality	−	+	4,13

The pluses and minuses in the table do not reflect quantitative descriptions or absolute values, but rather serve to illustrate healing conditions under dry and moist environments in comparison to each other.