A dental wedge for use in the inter-proximal space between adjacent teeth is described. The wedge comprises a taper section (8) ending at a tip (5), a handle (2) and a body section (1) extending between a handle at one end and to the tapering section at the other end. The body section has an inverted V-shaped cross-section, flexing of the sides of the V-shape allows the wedge to adapt to various contours of the inter-proximal space. The body section, when viewed from a side, has a curved profile, rising to the handle and taper section, and curved downward toward a mid-portion of said body section.
