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James Fricton

Senior researcher
dentistry and medicine
HealthPartners Research Foundation
United States of America

Professor Dentistry
Biography

James Fricton is a Professor of dentistry and medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; fellow, Institute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota. he had completed his DDS and graduate work in computer science, University of Iowa; MS, oral biology/pain, and residency in anesthesiology/pain, University of California, Los Angeles.

Research Intrest

Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), orofacial pain, developing and evaluating the impact of clinical decision support tools to improve the quality and safety of dental care for patients with chronic medical conditions; development and evaluation of consumer health information technology, and preventing and managing chronic pain.

List of Publications
Ferreira JN, Ko CC, Myers S, Swift J, Fricton JR (2008) Evaluation of surgically retrieved temporomandibular joint alloplastic implants: pilot study.J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 66:1112-1124.
Fricton JR1, Davies D (2008) Personal Health Records to Improve Health Information Exchange and Patient Safety.Advances in Patient Safety.
Alonso A1, Kaimal S, Look J, Swift J, Fricton J, et al., (2009) A quantitative evaluation of inflammatory cells in human temporomandibular joint tissues from patients with and without implants.J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 67:788-796.
Fricton J1, Chen H. (2009) Using teledentistry to improve access to dental care for the underserved.Dent Clin North Am. 53: 537-548.
Fricton J, Velly A, Ouyang W, Look JOc (2009)Does exercise therapy improve headache? a systematic review with meta-analysis.Curr Pain Headache Rep. 13:413-419.
Nixdorf DR, John MT, Wall MM, Fricton JR, Schiffman EL (2010) Psychometric properties of the modified Symptom Severity Index (SSI).J Oral Rehabil. 37:11-20.
Fricton JR1, Ouyang W, Nixdorf DR, Schiffman EL, Velly AM, et al., (2010) Critical appraisal of methods used in randomized controlled trials of treatments for temporomandibular disorders.J Orofac Pain. 24:139-151.
Fricton J1, Look JO, Wright E, Alencar FG Jr, Chen H, et al., (2010) Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating intraoral orthopedic appliances for temporomandibular disorders.J Orofac Pain. 24:237-254.
Velly AM, Fricton J (2011) The impact of comorbid conditions on treatment of temporomandibular disorders.J Am Dent Assoc. 142:170-172.
Fricton JR (2011)Ask the Experts: Ensuring accurate diagnosis of orofacial pain disorders. Pain Manag. 1:115-121.
Rodríguez de Sotillo D, Velly AM, Hadley M, Fricton JR (2011) Evidence of oxidative stress in temporomandibular disorders: a pilot study. J Oral Rehabil. 38:722-728.
Velly AM, Look JO, Carlson C, Lenton PA, Kang W, et al., (2011)The effect of catastrophizing and depression on chronic pain--a prospective cohort study of temporomandibular muscle and joint pain disorders.Pain. 152:2377-2383.
Fricton J, Rindal DB, Rush W, Flottemesch T, Vazquez G, et al., (2011) The effect of electronic health records on the use of clinical care guidelines for patients with medically complex conditions. J Am Dent Assoc. 142:1133-1142.
Schiffman E, Ohrbach R, List T, Anderson G, Jensen R, John MT, et al., (2012) Diagnostic criteria for headache attributed to temporomandibular disorders. Cephalalgia. 32:683-692.
Velly AM, Schiffman EL, Rindal DB, Cunha-Cruz J, Gilbert GH, et al., (2013) The feasibility of a clinical trial of pain related to temporomandibular muscle and joint disorders: the results of a survey from the Collaboration on Networked Dental and Oral Research dental practice-based research networks.J Am Dent Assoc. 144:e1-10.
Schiffman EL, Velly AM, Look JO, Hodges JS, Swift JQ, et al., (2014) Effects of four treatment strategies for temporomandibular joint closed lock. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 43:217-226.
Fricton J (2014) Temporomandibular disorders: a human systems approach. J Calif Dent Assoc. 42:523-33.
Velly AM, Look JO, Schiffman E, Lenton PA, Kang W, et al., (2010) The effect of fibromyalgia and widespread pain on the clinically significant temporomandibular muscle and joint pain disorders--a prospective 18-month cohort study. J Pain. 11:1155-1164.
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