Table 1.

Full database search strategies

Database	Full search strategy
PubMed	(greater palatine artery) OR (greater palatine canal) OR (greater palatine foramen) OR (pterygopalatine fossa anatomy) OR (pterygopalatine canal) OR (descending palatine canal)
EMBASE	(greater AND palatine AND artery) OR (greater AND palatine AND canal) OR (greater AND palatine AND foramen) OR (pterygopalatine AND fossa AND anatomy) OR (pterygopalatine AND canal) OR (descending AND palatine AND canal)
ScienceDirect	(“greater palatine artery”) OR (“greater palatine canal”) OR (“greater palatine foramen”) OR (“pterygopalatine fossa anatomy”) OR (“pterygopalatine canal”) OR (“descending palatine canal”)
Web of Science Core Collection/SciELO/BIOSIS/Current Content Connect/Korean Journal Database/Russian Citation Index	(((((ALL = (greater palatine artery)) OR ALL = (greater palatine canal)) OR ALL = (greater palatine foramen)) OR ALL = (pterygopalatine fossa anatomy)) OR ALL = (pterygopalatine canal)) OR ALL = (descending palatine canal)

Full search strategies used to search major electronic databases. Databases were accessed on July 2022