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Toothlike radiopaque mass without denticles blocking eruption of #22 u2014 most likely diagnosis:

  1. Compound odontoma
  2. Complex odontoma
  3. Supernumerary tooth
  4. Cementoblastoma
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Correct answer: B. Complex odontoma

Complex odontoma appears as an amorphous radiopaque mass of dental tissues WITHOUT recognizable tooth structures (no denticles). It commonly blocks eruption in the posterior jaws. Compound odontoma shows multiple distinct 'denticles' and occurs in the anterior maxilla.

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