To provide methods for preventing adhesion of a pigment in a liquid oral cavity composition to a tooth or plaque, and to provide pigment adhesion inhibitors for preventing adhesion of a pigment in liquid oral cavity composition to a tooth or plaque.SOLUTION: Provided is a method preventing adhesion of a pigment to a tooth or plaque characterized by compounding at least one phosphoric acid compound selected from the group consisting of pyrophosphoric acid, tripolyphosphate, tetrapolyphosphoric acid and salts thereof to a liquid oral cavity composition containing a pigment, and by applying the liquid oral cavity composition containing the pigment and the phosphoric acid compound to a tooth surface.SELECTED DRAWING: None