What Does Behcet's Disease Treatment Involve?

Medicated Mouth Rinses

Medicated mouth rinses may be prescribed to help manage and treat the oral ulcers and sores that commonly occur in Behcet's disease patients. The sores look similar in appearance to canker sores and start off in the mouth as round, raised lesions that quickly develop into extremely painful open ulcers. Medicated mouthwash can contain antibiotics, steroids, and analgesics. Antibiotics included in mouth rinses can help kill off any infection-causing bacteria festering in the ulcers. Steroids are included in medicated mouthwashes to locally reduce swelling, redness, and other indications of inflammation that occur in and around the mouth ulcers. These sores that occur in the mouth of individuals with Behcet's disease can be extremely painful. They can make speaking, chewing, and regular oral hygiene practices extremely difficult. Analgesics or numbing agents are often included in these types of mouth rinses because it helps soothe pain long enough for the patient to eat a meal or perform regular oral hygiene practices. Ulcers in the mouth from Behcet's disease last for a duration of three weeks on average, and medicated mouthwashes help accelerate the healing process.

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