Orthodontic treatment being based wholly on the response of the bone and the tissue surrounding the bone takes an ample of time to achieve desired amount of tooth movement. This long treatment time burden the patient and the doctor with lack of patient cooperation, periodontal problems, improper oral hygiene, external root resorption, dental caries, and gingival recession, etc. Attempts to lessen the treatment duration by accelerating tooth movements created a major focus and became popularized as accelerated orthodontics that involves both invasive and noninvasive methods. The attempts become innovated focusing accelerated orthodontics with minimum drawbacks. The purpose of this article is to analyze and comprehend data of the studies developed on the mechanical vibration as a tool for accelerated orthodontic treatment.
