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Hi, Genetically, I’m missing two adult teeth and my dentist recommended dental implants. He never took a CT scan or a panoramic X-Ray, only a few regular X-Rays, and he never mentioned anything about a bone graft to me. One implant worked great. On the other one, he attempted three times to complete the implant procedure, yet it failed all three times. At no point between any of these procedures did he mention anything about a lack of bone. He said it didn’t work the first two times because my gums were allergic to the temp he placed on my implant. So, the third time he didn’t place a temp directly on it, but let it heal for six months. Again, however, the implant failed, and it actually began protruding out of my gums. I went to another dentist, an implant specialist, and he told me that I had a ton of bone deterioration, and that I need a huge bone graft before he can try to do another implant. My question is- Should my first dentist have taken a CT scan or something to establish if I needed a bone graft from the start? Is it normal to mess up three times? Is it possible for your gums to be allergic to the placed temp?