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Massive roots with thickening but intact PDL space u2014 most likely diagnosis:

  1. Concrescence
  2. Cementoblastoma
  3. Hypercementosis
  4. Condensing osteitis
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Correct answer: C. Hypercementosis

Hypercementosis is characterized by generalized thickening of the cementum on the root surface, maintaining an intact periodontal ligament space. Cementoblastoma shows a radiopaque mass attached to the root with obliteration of the PDL space. Concrescence is cementum fusion between adjacent teeth.

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