The localized destruction of tissue and accumulation of exudate around the apical area is ____________
a. a fistula
b. osteomyelitis
c. cellulitis
d. a periapical abscess
d
RATIONALE: The localized destruction of tissue and accumulation of exudate around the apical area is a periapical abscess.
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