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Methods: The cross-sectional, population-based study included a representative sample of 881 adolescents aged 11\u201318 years (mean = 15.55; SD = 1.51) randomly selected from 20 schools in Lithuania. The schoolchildren completed questionnaires to evaluate their OHRQoL using a Lithuanian version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ). The adolescents\u2019 family affluence was indirectly assessed by inquiring whether they possessed various modern life items. In dental examination, the severity of malocclusion was predetermined by the Index of Complexity, Outcome, and Need (ICON). The relationship among variables was examined employing the negative binomial regression and the path analysis. Results: The sum score of CPQ as a whole and the sum scores of all four domains were significantly associated with family affluence, indicating higher OHRQoL among adolescents from more affluent families. The severity of malocclusion had a significant association with emotional and social well-being domains of OHRQoL only. Conclusion: This study evidences the family affluence based inequality in OHRQoL among Lithuanian adolescents.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph16122106","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,6,14]],"date-time":"2019-06-14T03:16:07Z","timestamp":1560482167000},"page":"2106","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Family Affluence Based Inequality in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in a Population of Lithuanian Adolescents"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Apolinaras","family":"Zaborskis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Til\u017e\u0117s street 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aist\u0117","family":"Kavaliauskien\u0117","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A.Luk\u0161os-Daumanto street 6, LT-50106 Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Antanas","family":"\u0160idlauskas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A.Luk\u0161os-Daumanto street 6, LT-50106 Kaunas, Lithuania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,6,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1046\/j..2003.com122.x","article-title":"The World Oral Health Report 2003: Continuous improvement of oral health in the 21st century\u2014The approach of the WHO Global Oral Health Programme","volume":"31","author":"Petersen","year":"2003","journal-title":"Community Dent. 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