Antecedentes: los autotrasplantes dentales son una tecnica que se ha utilizado durante mucho tiempo; sin embargo, son poco utilizados por las multiples variables que determinan su exito y la falta de unificacion de criterios en la tecnica. Objetivo: identificar, por medio de una revision sistematica de la literatura, las tasas de exito de los autotrasplantes dentales y algunos de los factores que modifican dichas tasas. Metodo: se realizo una busqueda de literatura sobre autotrasplantes dentales en revistas incluidas en las bases de datos biomedicas Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scisearch y PsycLIT, asi como en bases de datos electronicas con un foco especifico como Cochrane Controlled Trials Register de la Cochrane Library, Health Technology Assessment y NHS-EED. Se elaboraron medidas de resumen y evaluacion de la calidad metodologica mediante el programa Revman 5. Resultados: se seleccionaron veintidos articulos en los que las tasas de exito de los autotrasplantes alcanzaron un 84 % general: 83 % en dientes con apices cerrados, 95 % cuando se utilizo sutura con ferula acrilica y 95,75 % en dientes a los que se les realizo terapia endodontica un mes despues del autotransplante. Conclusion: la literatura revisada sugiere que los autotrasplantes dentales pueden ser una alternativa para la restitucion a corto, mediano y largo plazo de dientes perdidos, aunque el nivel de evidencia es III, dado que los estudios analizados son solamente de tipo descriptivo. Background: Dental autotransplantation is a technique that has been used for a long time; however, it is not frequently used due to the many variables that determine its effectiveness and the lack of unified technical criteria. Aim: Identify, through a systematic review of literature, success rates of tooth autotransplantation and some factors that modify those rates. Method: A literature search on autologous dental transplantation was carried out in journals included in the Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, SCISEARCH and PsycLIT biomedical databases, as well as in the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (Cochrane Library), Health Technology Assessment and NHS-EED specialized databases. Summary measures were developed and methodological quality was assessed through the RevMan 5 software. Results: A total of 22 articles were selected. They showed 84 % general success rates of autotransplantations, 83 % in closed apex teeth, 95 % when an acrylic splint suture was used, and 95.75 % when root canal therapy was carried out one month after the transplantation. Conclusion: The literature studied suggests that dental autotransplantation may be an alternative for the restitution of tooth loss in the short-, mid-, and long-term, even though the level of evidence is III because the studies analyzed are only descriptive.