A dental cleaning system and method is provided. The dental system contains: a first component containing an aqueous composition that includes —a carboxylic acid, a glycol, a metal chloride hydrate, water, and a surfactant； and, a second optional component selected from a metal carbonate, a metal bicarbonate, and mixtures thereof. The dental cleaning method includes: applying component one to teeth to be cleaned to thereby create a film over the teeth； optionally applying component two over the film created by component one and reacting the two components； and rinsing the teeth once cleaning is affected.
