my husband has mouth ulcers and an abbcess under a dead tooth. he was given Difflan mouthwash by his dentist and had a bad reaction to it, his face, lips and gums all swolled up and hes in a lot of pain. The dentist said he had a bad reation to it and to use only warm salt water. Is this normal
Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Read your query. The symptoms mentioned by you suggests reactions to the mouth wash. Yes, he can continue with the normal saline mouth gargling. If needed he can take an anti-allergic tablet like loratadine which will help reduce the allergic reaction caused by the mouthwash.(call your dentist office before taking any medicine). For the mouth ulcers, apply McCoppin gel on the lesion two or three times a day till it subsides. Reduce spicy food and avoid stress. For they abscess and dead tooth, he has to undergo a root canal treatment after having a radiograph done. Pain can be reduced by using ibuprofen tab (if he is not allergic to any medication), also a dose if antibiotic may be required with the doctors prescription. Hope this was useful. Thanks and regards.