A panoramic radiograph shows a missing canine with a small radiopaque mass made of multiple tooth-like structures in the canine space. The most likely lesion is:

Correct answer: B. Compound odontoma

• A. A complex odontoma is a disorganized radiopaque mass (no tooth-like denticles).
• B. Correct. A compound odontoma is composed of multiple small tooth-like structures (denticles), often blocking eruption.
• C. A cementoblastoma is fused to a root with a radiolucent rim.
• D. An osteoma is dense bone, not tooth-like denticles.