Return to sender Elvis’s tooth takes a detour to Dundee

Elvis Presley’s dental crown was mysteriously diverted to Dundee, leaving members of a clinic all shook up.

The King’s crown was due to arrive at the Appledore Dental Clinic in Bracknell, Berkshire, last week as part of a tour to raise awareness of mouth cancer but arrived more than five hours late after being mistakenly sent on its way to the City of Discovery.

Dr Teresa Day, from the clinic, said: “It was supposed to arrive before 10am with a load of memorabilia, including costumes and a lock of Elvis’s hair, but instead we got a small package containing dentistry equipment meant for a clinic on the Isle of Wight.

“It put a dampener on the day’s events and left us all shook up because we weren’t all able to dress up as we’d hoped, and patients coming to the clinic to have their free mouth cancer checks were left disappointed when the crown was not there.”

The star’s former dentist Henry J Weiss made the dental mould, with the crown in place.

It is travelling with five letters of authenticity, from the wife and sons of the dentist, and Joe Esposito, Presley’s road manager.