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A dentist in central Alberta has shelled out nearly $10,000 to buy a dental crown made for rock legend Elvis Presley. Michael Zuk already owns a rotten tooth out of the mouth of Beatles icon John Lennon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Dr. Michael Zuk

It's a crown fit for a king.

A dentist in central Alberta has shelled out nearly $10,000 to buy a dental crown made for rock legend Elvis Presley.

Michael Zuk already owns a rotten tooth out of the mouth of Beatles icon John Lennon.

The Elvis crown came to him through an auction in the United Kingdom and had previously belonged to Memphis dentist Henry Weiss.

Elvis apparently had a gap in his smile that he covered with a crown, and Weiss made a number of them because the king would often chip them on the microphone.

Zuk says he doesn't know yet whether Presley wore the crown he bought, but he's hopeful. Pictures of it show what looks like a crack across the front.