Use of Laser in Sleep Disorders: A Review on Low Laser Uvulopalatoplasty

Table 4

Study based on OSA and snoring with their result measurement variables.

S.No	Author	Publication year	Snoring	OSA	Study variables
1.	Usumez et al.	2016	✓		Histological effect
2.	Camacho et al.	2017		✓	Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), respiratory disturbance index
3.	Lee et al.	2015	✓	✓	Total airway volume
4.	Camargo et al.	2020		✓	Apnea-hypopnea index
5.	Karaman et al.	2017		✓	Apnea-hypopnea index
6.	Yaremchuk	2016	✓	✓	Apnea-hypopnea index
7.	Miracki et al.	2013	✓		NightLase questionnaire and sleep-disordered breathing score
8.	Neruntarat et al.	2020	✓		Snoring scores, patient satisfaction, AHI, respiratory disturbance index (RDI), Mallampati classification, Epworth sleepiness scale
9.	Shiffman et al.	2018	✓	✓	SnoreLab iPhone application, CBCT
10.	Sippus	2015	✓	✓	Mallampati classification
11.	Storchi et al.	2018	✓		Epworth sleepiness scale, AHI, Mallampati classification
12.	Wischhusen et al.	2019	✓	✓	Complications and side effect