XCPT (accept) software: the future of case-analysis and patient acceptance of treatment planning.

implants should be an essential element of all practicing clinicians’ diagnoses and treatment plans;1,2 therefore, Nolen L. Levine, DDS, recommends the addition of XCPT® software to implantologists’ armamentaria.3 Levine defines XCPT as “a unique annotation software that digitizes analog radiographs or captures any digital radiograph, whether it be a panoramic, periapical, single periapical, or CT scan. It gives the dentist the ability to annotate the image and to place a variety of objects, crowns, Post-itNotes, implants, abutments, and bone grafts to explain to the patient exactly what the doctor sees.” Levine describes the software as “an on-the-spot consultation tool that builds trust and saves time because the patient immediately grasps the ideas being presented.” He adds, “Imagine a treatment plan clearly portrayed in a visually convincing way, built upon X-rays or even the patient’s photograph.” It’s this kind of tool, Levine says, that can result in dramatic increases in patient acceptance of— and satisfaction with—dental implant treatment. XCPT Software: Origins and Specifications