The duration of orthodontic treatment is of great importance to both the patient and the orthodontist. This is one of the factors that affects the compliance of the patient, and his satisfaction. Moreover, different problems accompany the long treatment duration from caries, white spot lesions, and periodontal problems. For any orthodontist, shorter treatment time correlates with fewer visits, saving chair time duration. Thus, the acceleration of orthodontic treatment has been researched widely and extensively to achieve better results in less time.
Different methods of acceleration have been investigated that differ in their invasiveness such as corticotomy, corticision, piezocision, low-level laser therapy, and other chemical agents. The goal is to have a non-invasive, simple method with minimum side effects that can increase the velocity of treatment. All the ways provided aim to accelerate the process of bone remodeling that includes bone resorption and bone deposition. This is a review of most of these techniques and how efficient they are.