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Who knew having a platinum-diamond-encrusted grill could have its benefits within the legal system? Well, leave it to Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne to make sure his prized possession is perfectly aligned before heading to New York's Rikers Island prison. The bling-bling creator managed to extend his Tuesday jail sentencing until March 2 due to ongoing dental surgery for a cracked tooth. According to the rapper's lawyer, Stacey Richman, Wayne's medical condition needs to be "addressed" sooner rather than later. "It is a medical situation that, like [it would for] any of us, has to be addressed," she said outside a New York City courtroom, adding that Wayne had plans to have the surgery done before his Feb. 9 sentencing, however his dentist was out of the country participating in charitable work. According to the Associated Press, Wayne is scheduled to undergo surgery Feb. 12 in Miami and will need 10 days to recover. Upon Judge Charles H. Solomon's ruling, the New Orleans native must return home to Miami on Tuesday (Feb. 9) to prevent any delays with his surgery due to weather conditions leaving New York on Wednesday. "I don't want this to get pushed back anymore," Solomon said. "This is the last adjournment." Lil Wayne is set to serve a one-year prison term stemming from a Oct. 2007 arrest for attempted weapons possession.