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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to develop the Serbian language version of the Orofacial Esthetic Scale questionnaire (OES SERB) and to evaluate its psychometric properties. METHODS: The study included 226 subjects - 110 dental students and 116 patients (the validation sample). The students answered all the questions individually with the help of supervisors, whereas the prosthodontic patients were interviewed by the same trained dentist. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire were assessed. RESULTS: Internal consistency of the OES-SERB was considered satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha 0.92, inter-item correlation coefficient ranged between 0.735 and 0.898). The construct validity of the OES was proved using exploratory factor analysis, which confirmed the one- dimensional model of the OES-SERB that assumed 66.549% of the variance. The Bartlett's test of sphericity was 1380.134 (df = 28, p < 0.001) and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test was 0.900. The total score was statistically significantly different between students and patients (p < 0.001), which confirmed the discriminant validity. CONCLUSION: The Serbian version of the OES, adapted to the cultural setting of the Republic of Serbia, has exhibited excellent psychometric properties and has been confirmed as a one-dimensional tool for self-assessment of the appearance of the orofacial region. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The Serbian version of the OES has good psychometric properties and is a valuable instrument for self-assessment of the appearance of the orofacial region.