Table 3. The electronic search strategy used in the current systematic review.

PubMed®	#1 (deep bite OR deep overbite OR increased overbite OR deep-bite OR excessive overbite OR decreased vertical dimension) #2 (deep bite management OR deep bite correction OR deep bite treatment) #3 (bite plane OR anterior bite plane OR fixed bite plane OR removable bite plane OR bite turbo OR flat bite plane OR inclined bite plane OR functional appliance OR utility arch) #4 (growing patients OR mixed dentition OR children) #5 #1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4
CENTRAL (The Cochrane Library)	#1 (deep bite OR deep overbite OR increased overbite OR deep-bite OR excessive overbite OR decreased vertical dimension) #2 (deep bite management OR deep bite correction OR deep bite treatment) #3 (bite plane OR anterior bite plane OR fixed bite plane OR removable bite plane OR bite turbo OR flat bite plane OR inclined bite plane OR functional appliance OR utility arch) #4 (growing patients OR mixed dentition OR children) #5 #1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4
Web of Science™	#1TS= (deep bite OR deep overbite OR increased overbite OR deep-bite OR excessive overbite OR decreased vertical dimension) #2TS= (deep bite management OR deep bite correction OR deep bite treatment) #3TS= (bite plane OR anterior bite plane OR fixed bite plane OR removable bite plane OR bite turbo OR flat bite plane OR inclined bite plane OR functional appliance OR utility arch) #4TS= (growing patients OR mixed dentition OR children) #5 #1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4
Scopus®	#1 TITLE ABS-KEY (deep bite OR deep overbite OR increased overbite OR deep-bite OR excessive overbite OR decreased vertical dimension) #2 TITLE ABS-KEY (deep bite management OR deep bite correction OR deep bite treatment) #3 TITLE ABS-KEY (bite plane OR anterior bite plane OR fixed bite plane OR removable bite plane OR bite turbo OR flat bite plane OR inclined bite plane OR functional appliance OR utility arch) #4 TITLE ABS-KEY (growing patients OR mixed dentition OR children) #5 #1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4
EMBASE®	#1 (deep bite OR deep overbite OR increased overbite OR deep-bite OR excessive overbite OR decreased vertical dimension) #2 (deep bite management OR deep bite correction OR deep bite treatment) #3 (bite plane OR anterior bite plane OR fixed bite plane OR removable bite plane OR bite turbo OR flat bite plane OR inclined bite plane OR functional appliance OR utility arch) #4 (growing patients OR mixed dentition OR children) #5 #1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4
Google™ scholar	(deep bite OR deep overbite OR increased overbite OR deep-bite OR excessive overbite OR decreased vertical dimension) AND (deep bite management OR deep bite correction OR deep bite treatment) AND (bite plane OR anterior bite plane OR fixed bite plane OR removable bite plane OR bite turbo OR flat bite plane OR inclined bite plane OR functional appliance OR utility arch) AND (growing patients OR mixed dentition OR children)