In order to reduce the amount of volumetric shrinkage that occurs in dental composites as a result of curing,a new kind of dental matrix resin combining bisphenol-S-bis(3-meth acry late-2-hydroxy propyl)ether(BisS-GMA) with the expanding monomer unsaturated spiro orthoesters 2-methylene-1,4,6-trispiro[4,4] nonane (SOE) was prepared,with triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) as diluent.CQ (camphorquinone) of 1wt% and DMAEMA (2-(dimethylamino) ethyl meth acrylate) of 2wt% were used as photoinitiation system to initiate the copolymerization of the matrix resins.The performance including volumetric shrinkage,degree of conversion and condition of the ring-opening reaction of SOE,as well as curing time and the tensile bond strength were investigated respectively by the dilatometer,Fourier transfer infrared,the universal testing machine,and so on.The ring-opening polymerization of SOE occurred.Meanwhile,the obtain copolymers were crosslinked.The matrix resin containing BisS-GMA and SOE showed a reduced amount of volumetric shrinkage at 1.52%,which is a promising strategy for obtaining a polymer with a low amount of volumetric shrinkage.Furthermore,the other properties were not compromised.