A radiopaque mass made of several small tooth-like structures, surrounded by a thin radiolucent halo, located between the premolars. Diagnosis?

Correct answer: A. Compound odontoma

• A. Correct. A compound odontoma is composed of multiple small, organized tooth-like denticles with a surrounding radiolucent rim, typically in the anterior/premolar region.
• B. Incorrect. A complex odontoma is a disorganized, amorphous radiopaque mass with NO tooth-like forms, usually posterior.
• C. Incorrect. A supernumerary tooth is a single, fully-formed extra tooth, not a cluster of denticles.
• D. Incorrect. A cementoblastoma is a radiopaque mass fused to a tooth root, not a halo of denticles between teeth.