Accepted Article This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12904 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. DR. CRISTIANO SUSIN (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-4092-908X) MR. TIAGO FIORINI (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-5452-3822) PROF. KI-TAE KOO (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-8819-6858) PROF. ULF ME WIKESJÖ (Orcid ID : 0000-0003-1607-0583) Article type : Animal Experiment Screening of Candidate Biomaterials for Alveolar Augmentation Using a Critical-size Rat Calvaria Defect Model Cristiano Susin, DDS, MSD, Dr Odont Jaebum Lee, DDS, MSD, PhD Tiago Fiorini, DDS, MSD, PhD Ki-Tae Koo, DDS, MS, PhD Peter Schüpbach, Dr sc nat ETH Patricia D Melchiors Angst, DDS, MSD, PhD Amanda Finger Stadler, DDS, MSD, PhD Ulf ME Wikesjö, DDS, DMD, Odont Dr Address: Dr. Ulf ME Wikesjö <uwikesjo@augusta.edu> Laboratory for Applied Periodontal and Craniofacial Research (LAPCR) Augusta University | Dental College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA Running tittle: Biomaterials for alveolar augmentation