A dental wedge (40), for use in the inter-proximal space between adjacent teeth, includes a head portion (42), a body portion (46), wherein, said body portion (46) includes a backbone (52), wherein said backbone (52), viewed from the side, has a curved profile, said body portion (46) includes at least three pairs of wings (60, 62, 64) extending from the backbone (52), wherein said wings (60, 62, 64) are separated by a plurality of notches (76) such that the wings (60, 62, 64) extend independently, and said body portion (46) has three sections, wherein a proximal wing section (60) includes a pair of wings closest to the head portion (42), a distal wing section (64) includes a pair of wings furthest from the head portion (42), and a central wing section (62) has at least one pair of wings； and a neck portion (44), wherein said neck portion (44) connects the head and body portions (42,46).
