Disclosed are various embodiments of a dental strip with elastic characteristics. The dental strip can be used for dental restoration procedure, particularly for maintaining a dry and clean area for one or more teeth. The dental strip can include a strip of elastic material. The strip has an elongated body between a first end and a second end. The elongated body comprises an upper surface and a lower surface that extend parallel between a first edge and a second edge. At least one of the upper and lower surfaces having a first edge strip and a second edge strip situated respectively along the first edge and the second edge. At least one of the first edge strip and the second edge strip being used to stabilize the strip at a position between at least two teeth of a human.