My 91 year old aunt had a tooth extracted and initially was quite stressed. Once their, the staff and Dr. were so attentive, kind and reassuring that after the procedure my aunt commented it was "almost a pleasure" considering her angst. She never had any pain or swelling. Infact, I took her out to dinner later that evening. As a precaution I convinced her to take 1 pain pill w/ dinner. It was the only one she took.