A method of retracting dental tissue from a tooth, the method comprising the use of a dental retraction composition, the dental retraction composition comprising: filler(s) from 5 to 70 wt.%, paste forming liquid(s) from 10 to 60 wt.%, guanidinyl-containing polymer(s) from 1 to 60 wt.%, the guanidinyl-containing polymer(s) being characterized by the following formula: wherein: R 1 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, a C 5 -C 12 (hetero)aryl, or a residue of the polymer chain; R 2 is a covalent bond, a C 2 to C 12 (hetero)alkylene, or a C 5 -C 12 (hetero)arylene; R 3 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, C 5 -C 12 (hetero)aryl, or a residue of the polymer chain when n is 0; each R 4 is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, C 5 -C 12 (heteroaryl; R 5 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, or C 5 -C 12 (hetero)aryl, or -N(R 4) 2; n is 0 or 1; m is 1 or 2; and x is an integer equal to at least 1 and its protonated salts, the polymer being selected from polyvinylamine, poly(N-methylvinylamine), polyallylamine, polyallylmethylamine, polydiallylamine, poly(4-aminomethylstyrene), poly(4-aminostyrene), poly(acrylamide-co-methylamino-propylacrylamide), poly(acrylamide-co-aminoethylmethacrylate), polyethylenimine, polypropylenimine, polylysine, polyaminoamides, polydimethylamine-epichlorohydrin-ethylenediamine, polyaminosiloxanes, dendrimers formed from polyamidoamine and polypropylenimine, biopolymers, polyacrylamide homo- or copolymers, amino-containing polyacrylate homo- or copolymers, preferably from polyethylenimine and polypropylenimine, wt.% with respect to the total amount of the dental retraction composition the paste forming liquid(s) being characterized by one or more of the following features: weight average molecular weight: utmost 10,000 g/mol; boiling point: above 100°C; viscosity: up to 35 Pa*s at 23°C. filler(s) from 5 to 70 wt.%, paste forming liquid(s) from 10 to 60 wt.%, guanidinyl-containing polymer(s) from 1 to 60 wt.%, the guanidinyl-containing polymer(s) being characterized by the following formula: wherein: R 1 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, a C 5 -C 12 (hetero)aryl, or a residue of the polymer chain; R 2 is a covalent bond, a C 2 to C 12 (hetero)alkylene, or a C 5 -C 12 (hetero)arylene; R 3 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, C 5 -C 12 (hetero)aryl, or a residue of the polymer chain when n is 0; each R 4 is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, C 5 -C 12 (heteroaryl; R 5 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, or C 5 -C 12 (hetero)aryl, or -N(R 4) 2; n is 0 or 1; m is 1 or 2; and x is an integer equal to at least 1 and its protonated salts, the polymer being selected from polyvinylamine, poly(N-methylvinylamine), polyallylamine, polyallylmethylamine, polydiallylamine, poly(4-aminomethylstyrene), poly(4-aminostyrene), poly(acrylamide-co-methylamino-propylacrylamide), poly(acrylamide-co-aminoethylmethacrylate), polyethylenimine, polypropylenimine, polylysine, polyaminoamides, polydimethylamine-epichlorohydrin-ethylenediamine, polyaminosiloxanes, dendrimers formed from polyamidoamine and polypropylenimine, biopolymers, polyacrylamide homo- or copolymers, amino-containing polyacrylate homo- or copolymers, preferably from polyethylenimine and polypropylenimine, wt.% with respect to the total amount of the dental retraction composition the paste forming liquid(s) being characterized by one or more of the following features: weight average molecular weight: utmost 10,000 g/mol; boiling point: above 100°C; viscosity: up to 35 Pa*s at 23°C. R 1 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, a C 5 -C 12 (hetero)aryl, or a residue of the polymer chain; R 2 is a covalent bond, a C 2 to C 12 (hetero)alkylene, or a C 5 -C 12 (hetero)arylene; R 3 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, C 5 -C 12 (hetero)aryl, or a residue of the polymer chain when n is 0; each R 4 is independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, C 5 -C 12 (heteroaryl; R 5 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 (hetero)alkyl, or C 5 -C 12 (hetero)aryl, or -N(R 4) 2; n is 0 or 1; m is 1 or 2; and x is an integer equal to at least 1 and its protonated salts, the polymer being selected from polyvinylamine, poly(N-methylvinylamine), polyallylamine, polyallylmethylamine, polydiallylamine, poly(4-aminomethylstyrene), poly(4-aminostyrene), poly(acrylamide-co-methylamino-propylacrylamide), poly(acrylamide-co-aminoethylmethacrylate), polyethylenimine, polypropylenimine, polylysine, polyaminoamides, polydimethylamine-epichlorohydrin-ethylenediamine, polyaminosiloxanes, dendrimers formed from polyamidoamine and polypropylenimine, biopolymers, polyacrylamide homo- or copolymers, amino-containing polyacrylate homo- or copolymers, preferably from polyethylenimine and polypropylenimine, wt.% with respect to the total amount of the dental retraction composition the paste forming liquid(s) being characterized by one or more of the following features: weight average molecular weight: utmost 10,000 g/mol; boiling point: above 100°C; viscosity: up to 35 Pa*s at 23°C.