Question on how to fix Whiten Teeth (F) in Quick Mode

Hi Christine,

Thanks for reaching out to us.

First, reset your application preferences as mentioned in Preference file locations for Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements

The try using the tool.

Find some help articles below:

Whiten Teeth Quickly With This Photoshop Elements Tutorial

Photoshop Elements Teeth Whitening tool question

Thanks,

Arshla

You might try this alternate method:

1. Select and feather teeth 1 or 2 px.

2. Enhance > Adjust Color > Hue/Saturation, or add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer.

    Choose Yellows from pull-down list.

    Lower Saturation to remove yellow. Optionally increase Lightness.

3. To brighten teeth, Enhance > Adjust Brightness/Contrast>Brightness

Here I moved Saturation all the way left and changed Lightness to +50.

Not sure why unless the pearl layer is reflecting more of the underlying color. You can tweak the effect in Expert mode e.g. after selecting the teeth switch to Expert mode and then open the layers pallet. Click on the adjustment thumbnail to the left of the black mask. It should be outlined in blue. Then double click on it to bring up the color picker. Clicking near the top left (pure white) will change the overlay. See image below.