Sarah A. Alfaqeeh is funded by Kind Saud University College of Dentistry, Ministry of Higher Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

1. Set Up
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	<li>Sharpen the dissection instruments (using a sharpening stone lubricated with mineral oil) and sterilize prior to use for organ culture using a 70% ethanol spray and dry-heat sterilization. Sharpen the dissection needles using electrolysis in 2 M sodium hydroxide using a 12 V supply.</li>
	<li>Prepare the culture medium used for the dissection and culture of embryonic organs, consisting of Advanced Dulbecco&#39;s Modified Eagle Medium F12 (DMEM F12) supplemented with 1% GlutaMAX&#160;and 1% penicilli...

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The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests.

This method of tooth culture has the advantage that access to the tooth germ is excellent, allowing accurate lineage tracing and placement of beads within the epithelium or the mesenchyme. Defined regions of the developing tooth germ can therefore be specifically targeted. During culture the changing morphology of the tooth germ can be followed, and the effect of manipulations quickly assessed.
The method, however, is only suitable for young tooth germs before substantial formation of hard tis...

For a number of experiments it is important to be able to culture tissue ex vivo to follow development. Culture of developing tissue provides access at defined periods of development and allows manipulation of genes by the addition of factors to the culture medium, or on loaded beads, and by the use of transfection and electroporation1. For many experiments it is important to be able to visualize the tissue as it grows, for example, to follow the fate of lineage labeled cells as the tissue undergoes morphogenesis. This can be particularly problematic for tissues that develop deep within the embryo, which are not obvious when a block of tissue from the embryo is cultured. Teeth are good examples of this, as they develop within the mandible, maxilla and frontal nasal process. When the whole mandible is cultured the superficial structures of the tooth can be viewed but changes in morphology can only be analyzed after sectioning of fixed tissue2. We have adapted a live slice culture technique allowing us to follow tooth germ development and providing access to the different parts of the tooth during development. The technique cultures the tooth germ slices at the gas-liquid interface, using a modified Trowell method3. These slice cultures have been very useful in directly following morphogenesis of the tooth, and allowing lineage tracing of distinct components, such as the enamel knot and the dental papilla and follicle1,4-7. The technique is not limited to mouse embryos and has successfully been used to culture live slices of pig and snake dental tissue8,9. In addition to the benefit of being able to visualize tooth development, the slice method also has the advantage that the thin slices of tissue have increased access to nutrients from the medium and air from the incubator. This results in improved growth of the tooth germs, which match development in vivo, and show invasion of endothelial cells into the papilla7. In contrast, tooth germs in whole mandible cultures develop slower than those in vivo and the center of the culture is often necrotic in long-term cultures. In slice culture, the tooth develops within a slice of the jaw, and its interaction with the surrounding developing bone and other tissues can be monitored. In our method the tissue is chopped straight after dissection with no need to embed in a support medium10,11&#160;and no need for any system to attach the tissue to the chopping block. The method is therefore noninvasive and rapid, allowing many mandibles to be sectioned in one session.

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			<td>Name of Reagent/Material</td>
			<td>Company</td>
			<td>Catalog Number</td>
			<td>Comments</td>
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			<td>Ethanol</td>
			<td>VWR</td>
			<td>101077Y</td>
			<td>100% ethanol was diluted in distilled H2O to 70%.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>DMEM F12</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>12634-010</td>
			<td>Advanced Dulbecco&#39;s Modified Eagle Medium F12</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>GlutaMAX</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>35050-061</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>Invitrogen</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Penicillin-streptomycin</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>P0781</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>DiI (Molecular probes)</td>
			<td>Vybrant</td>
			<td>V-22885</td>
			<td>Cell-labeling solution</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>Invitrogen</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Cell tracker CM-DiI, C-7000</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>DiO (Molecular probes)</td>
			<td>Vybrant</td>
			<td>V22886</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>Invitrogen</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Geminator 500</td>
			<td>Thomas</td>
			<td>Thomas No. 3885A20</td>
			<td>Dry-heat sterilization</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>McIlwain tissue chopper</td>
			<td>Ted Pella, Inc.</td>
			<td>10180</td>
			<td>Standard table</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>Organ culture dish (Center-Well Organ Culture Dish)</td>
			<td>Falcon</td>
			<td>353037</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Membranes (Cell Culture Inserts, 0.4 &#956;m pore size)</td>
			<td>BD Falcon</td>
			<td>353090</td>
			<td>PET track-etched membrane, 6-well format</td>
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			<td>Metal grids (Stainless Steel - AISI 304 - Mesh)</td>
			<td>Goodfellow</td>
			<td>FE228710</td>
			<td>(Fe/Cr18/Ni10)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>AutoFlow Direct Heat CO2 Incubator</td>
			<td>Nuaire</td>
			<td>NU-5500</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Picospritzer III</td>
			<td>Intracel Ltd</td>
			<td>051-0500-900 0-100 psi</td>
			<td>Single channel picospritzer III</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Glass capillary with filament 1 mm</td>
			<td>WPI</td>
			<td>TW100F-4</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Tungsten wire 0.1 mm</td>
			<td>Goodfellow</td>
			<td>W005138</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Tungsten wire 0.38 mm</td>
			<td>Goodfellow</td>
			<td>W005155</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Aspirator tubes</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>A5177</td>
			<td>Used for mouth aspiration lineage tracers</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

the slice culture method for following development of tooth germs in explant culture

Explant culture allows manipulation of developing organs at specific time points&#160;and is therefore an important method for the developmental biologist. For many organs it is difficult to access developing tissue to allow monitoring during ex vivo culture. The slice culture method allows access to tissue so that morphogenetic movements can be followed and specific cell populations can be targeted for manipulation or lineage tracing.
In this paper we describe a method of slice culture that has been very successful for culture of tooth germs in a range of species. The method provides excellent access to the tooth germs, which develop at a similar rate to that observed in vivo, surrounded by the other jaw tissues. This allows tissue interactions between the tooth and surrounding tissue to be monitored. Although this paper concentrates on tooth germs, the same protocol can be applied to follow development of a number of other organs, such as salivary glands, Meckel&#39;s cartilage, nasal glands, tongue, and ear.

In order to follow the movement of the first molar dental follicle, 250 &#956;m frontal slices were taken through a mandible using the method described above. The dental follicle is the layer of mesenchyme that surrounds the outer enamel epithelium (OEE) of the developing tooth, and has previously been shown to take part in the formation of tissue of the periodontium 6. Mandibles were dissected at E14.5, the cap stage of tooth development. In the slice the outline of the dental epithelium was clear, and the co...

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The Slice Culture Method for Following Development of Tooth Germs In Explant Culture

Here we detail a method to culture tooth germs in mandible slices using a tissue chopper. This method allows unique access to the tooth during development, providing excellent opportunity for manipulation and lineage tracing, not available using more traditional culture methods.

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14.0K vistas.  King's College London.  Aquí detallamos un método de cultivo de gérmenes dentales en rodajas mandíbula usando un cortador de tejidos. Este método permite un acceso único a los dientes durante el desarrollo, que proporciona una excelente oportunidad para la manipulación y el linaje de rastreo, no está disponible utilizando métodos de cultivo más tradicionales. 