Dr. Sullivan removed a molar that was slowly being crushed into nothingness as well as an impacted wisdom tooth that was doing the crushing. Other than the initial stick of the needle to numb me up I felt NO pain during the procedure. Was there a lot of pressure and drilling and all sorts of assorted unpleasantries? Sure, but I was having one tooth pulled and another drilled out of my head! At best I was hoping to leave there looking like a chipmunk with a bandage holding my jaw shut--to the contrary, I left with just a wad of gauze and a prescription. And yes, I was swollen and sore for the next couple of days but again, it was surgery, not a lip wax! For an admitted dentist-phobe like myself Dr. Sullivan did a fantastic, pain free job. I would go back to him in a heart beat and would recommend him to anyone.