Objective: Characterize pre-prosthetic surgeries for dental rehabilitation of systemic patients. Methods: Documentary design was applied, reviewing bibliographies in PubMed, SciELO and Google Scholar databases, using DeCS descriptors: surgery, prosthesis, rehabilitation, tooth. The inclusion criteria were full articles and degree works published between 2019-2023, in English and Spanish. Results: Of 18 selected articles (100%), 16.67% correspond to case reports, 33.33% review articles; 22.22% original articles and 27.78% degree works. In the same way, the origin of research in worldwide distribution, 66.67% in America, 33.33% in Europe, and from Asia, Africa, Oceania, no publications from the last five years were reported. Conclusions: In order to achieve rehabilitation to obtain oral functionality, aesthetics and satisfaction, it is important to rigorously study the comprehensive conditions of the systemic patient, so that prosthetic treatment is efficient with dental guidance, promoting multidisciplinary teams that allow total rehabilitation.