Emergency Dentist in Shrewsbury MA

With cosmetic dentistry, we are able to improve our patients’ lives by giving them beautiful smiles they love to show off. For some patients, this enhancement enables them to gain confidence that helps them in their careers or in their social relationships. 

For other patients, it relieves the discomfort of always feeling like they need to cover their mouths with their hands. When they finally see their new smiles, it can be hard for them to stop smiling! Finally, they love smiling and laughing with their friends. Seeing a patient with a new, nonstop smile is one of the most delightful aspects of our job. 

Dental
Bonding

Versatile dental bonding material enables us to make fast repairs to an imperfect smile. First, we match this material to our patient’s tooth color. We can then repair chips or make spaces between the teeth go away. We can also lengthen teeth that are too short, correct a poorly shaped tooth or conceal severe discoloration that will not respond to whitening. In a single visit, we can markedly improve a patient’s smile.

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Tooth-Colored 
Fillings 

Our patients love the fact that their fillings are now tooth-colored. Unlike older metal fillings, tooth-colored fillings will not darken. Some patients ask us to replace metal fillings with clean, white composite resin fillings as part of their cosmetic programs.

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Porcelain
Veneers

Porcelain veneers are thin shells that are bonded to the front of teeth to improve their appearance. They can be used to correct chipped or broken teeth. They can also be placed over a single tooth or all the visible teeth, to give teeth a more attractive shape or conceal spaces between them. Teeth with mild-to-moderate misalignment can also be corrected with

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Dental
Crowns

When a tooth has both a cosmetic and a structural problem, it may need a new crown to protect it. As an example, if a tooth has fracture or has suffered an injury that results in discoloration, a crown keeps it strong and safe while giving it a bright new appearance.

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Teeth 
Whitening

Sometimes, the only change that’s needed to get a patient smiling again is brightening the color of their teeth with a whitening treatment. We offer our patients the Zoom! in-office and at-home treatments. The in-office treatment brightens teeth as much as seven shades in about an hour. The at-home program can brighten teeth as much as six shades with a three-night treatment and help the patient maintain that brightness as well.

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Other 
Services

Very often, a person that has suffered damage to their smile is also missing some teeth. As part of their new smile, they may need replacements for these missing teeth. We are skilled and experienced in providing dental implants, bridges or partial dentures to fill in these smiles.

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Oh no! You need to see a dentist right away! What should you do? Call Dr Tony Tong at Union Dental in Shrewsbury. Our team prioritizes your dental health and will do all we can to get you taken care of quickly.

Emergency Dentist Visits

Injuries and infections are among the most common reasons to need an emergency dentist in Shrewsbury.


Tooth injuries are often caused by falling down or getting hit in the face. A traumatic impact can loosen your tooth or knock it all the way out. Injuries can also break or crack teeth. Some impacts may cause fillings to fall out or crowns to pop off.


Not all tooth damage requires such force. In some cases, you may simply be eating your dinner or crunching a piece of ice when something happens to your mouth. In addition to cracks or lost fillings, potential injuries include getting something wedged between your teeth or biting the inside of your cheek too hard.


Like tooth injuries, infected teeth and gums can be extremely painful. The feeling may come on quite suddenly. You might have swelling too. Infections and inflammation are often caused by bacteria that enters through a cavity or a crack.


Dry sockets are another condition that leads to serious pain. You may experience a dry socket a few days after having a tooth extracted. It happens if there's not a protective blood clot over the wound.

Timeframe for Emergency Care

Your dental emergency may require being seen immediately. For example, if your tooth gets knocked out, you have the best chance of saving it if you can get to the emergency dentist within the first 30 to 60 minutes. Contact us right away to discuss your options for immediate dental treatment.


Other problems, such as toothaches, should be seen as soon as possible, but there’s some leeway. We may be able to squeeze you in for a same-day appointment or schedule you within the next few days. Give our Shrewsbury office a call to set up an emergency dental visit.


While contacting our dental practice is usually the best course of action, uncontrollable bleeding is a medical emergency. Swelling that obstructs your airway can be life-threatening as well. Please go to the emergency room right away if you experience either of those situations.

Beyond Emergency Treatment

At your emergency dentist visit, the focus might be on treating your immediate needs. We’ll do everything we can to alleviate your pain or provide tooth-saving measures. Then, we may have you return to our Shrewsbury office later for follow-up procedures.


For example, if your tooth suffers an impact injury, you may need to come back for a root canal procedure. That might be followed by receiving a dental crown.


Chipped teeth can be camouflaged in a few ways. The options include dental bonding and veneers. For bonding, we use a tooth-colored material to make small repairs. Dental veneers are porcelain tooth covers that hide damage and discoloration.


These aren’t the only procedures we offer at Union Dental. Dr Tony Tong and the team have a full lineup of services for our Shrewsbury patients. We encourage you to visit us before an emergency arises so that you can get to know us. Then, if an emergency does happen, you can be calm and confident, knowing that you’re in great hands with Union Dental.

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To learn more about our cosmetic dentistry care or to request an appointment, please call one of our offices. 
We are looking forward to meeting you and creating your beautiful new smile. 

Our offices in Worcester, Shrewsbury, Marlborough and Milford are convenient not only to these communities but also to our neighbors in Framingham, Northborough, Westborough, Southborough, Hudson, Bolton, Berlin, Boylston, West Boylston, Grafton, North Grafton, Holden, Paxton, Leicester, Auburn and Milbury.