Publications - ENT - Snoring

Combined Oral Appliance Therapy and Adjunctive Minimally Invasive Er:YAG Laser Therapy for Complete Resolution of Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Clinical Case ReportBisheimer, M., Ng, E.T., Lagravere, M.O. & Mayoral, P.
Minimally invasive combined Nd:YAG and Er:YAG laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.Shiffman, H.S., Khorsandi, J. & Cauwels, N.M.
Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery, 2022.
A Long-Term Follow-up Study for the Treatment of Snoring after Using Patterned Non-Ablative Erbium: YAG 2,940 nm LaserKassab, A.N., El Kharbotly, A., Abd Elsamie, A. and Ahmed
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Characteristics of Non‐Ablative Resurfacing of Soft Tissues by Repetitive Er:YAG Laser Pulse IrradiationLukac M, Zorman A, Lukac N, Perhavec T, Tasic B.
Lasers Surg Med. 2021 Nov;53(9):1266-1278. doi: 10.1002/lsm.23402
Minimally-Invasive Combined Nd:YAG and Er:YAG Laser-Assisted Uvulopalatoplasty for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep ApneaHarvey S. Shiffman, Jay Khorsandi, Nichole M. Cauwels Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery (2021). doi: 0.1089/photob.2020.4947
Breakthrough non-surgical laser sleep applications in dentistry and medicineHarvey S. Shiffman J Dent Res Pract (2020). doi: 10.15761/JDRP.1000117
Er:YAG Laser for Snoring: A Systemic Review and Meta-analysisNeruntarat C, Khuancharee K, Shoowit P.
Lasers Med Sci (2020). doi: 10.1007/s10103-020-02987-3
Er:Yag Laser Treatment of Simple Snorers in an Outpatient SettingCetinkaya EA, Turker M, Kiraz K, Gulkesen HK.
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2016;78(2):70-76. doi:10.1159/000443510
Minimally invasive erbium laser treatment for selected snorersFrelich H, Scierski W, Markow M, Frelich J, Frelich H, Maciej M.
Lasers Med Sci. 2019;34(7):1413-1420. doi:10.1007/s10103-019-02731-6
Evaluation of a Non-ablative Er: YAG Laser Procedure to Increase the Oropharyngeal Airway Volume: A Pilot StudyCameron Y. S. Lee, Cameron C. Y. Lee
Dent Oral Craniofac Res (2015), Volume 1(3): 56-59, doi: https://doi.org/10.15761/docr.1000113
Variable Heat Shock Response Model for Medical Laser ProceduresLukač M, Lozar A, Perhavec T, Bajd F.
Lasers Med Sci. 2019 Aug;34(6):1147-1158. doi: 10.1007/s10103-018-02704-1
NightLase®: Minimally Invasive Laser-Assisted UvulopalatoplastyDr. Harvey S. Shiffman DDS, Dr. Matjaz LukacJ LA&HA - J Laser Health Acad 2018; 2018(1):39-44

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