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Same patient: unerupted #21 with retained deciduous tooth and several small tooth-like structures adjacent. Most likely cause of delayed eruption:
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Correct answer: A. Odontoma
- A. Correct. Multiple small tooth-like (denticle) structures impeding eruption indicate a (compound) odontoma.
- B. Ameloblastoma is a radiolucent, often multilocular tumor without tooth-like denticles.
- C. Pleomorphic adenoma is a salivary gland tumor, not an intrabony eruption-blocking lesion.
- D. SCC is a malignant epithelial lesion, not a cause of tooth-like impeding structures.